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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Ensign Lyle A. Erickson (NSN: 0-299488), 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 during World War II.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron

    Division:

    U.S.S. Princeton

    Action Date:

    September 21, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 341 (August 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Ensign Lyle A. Erickson (NSN: 0-299488), United States Naval Reserve, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as pilot of a Fighter Plane embarked in U.S.S. PRINCETON in the Philippine Islands on September 21, 1944.