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Francis
Roland
Register
DNB (1943)
November 15, 1917

–

May 16, 1943

Born:

Bismarck

, 

North Dakota

Home:

Bismarck

, 

North Dakota

Francis Register became a World War II Navy ACE, credited with shooting down seven enemy aircraft in aerial combat before he was killed in a flying accident on May 16, 1943. He was killed during a flying accident in Alaska on May 16, 1943, during the Aleutian Campaign.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron

    Action Date:

    World War II

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Ensign Francis Roland Register, United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Fighter Pilot of a Navy Fighting Squadron, in action against enemy Japanese forces during World War II.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron

    Action Date:

    September 11 – 29, 1942
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 315 (June 1943)

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Ensign Francis Roland Register, United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in shooting down four enemy planes while participating in aerial combat as pilot of a fighter plane against Japanese forces during the Solomon Islands Campaign, 11 to 29 September 1942, while operating with his squadron from an airfield on Guadalcanal Island.