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Donald
D.
Dilly
MIA (WWII) KIA

Home:

Aplington

, 

Iowa

Buried: 

Manila

, 

Philippine Islands

Cemetery:

A.B.M.C. Manila

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron

    Division:

    U.S.S. Tulagi (CVE-72)

    Action Date:

    January 7, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 346 (January 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Donald D. Dilly (NSN: 0-114936), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Torpedo Plane Pilot embarked in U.S.S. TULAGI CVE-72), on 7 January 1945.