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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron

    Division:

    U.S.S. Shamrock Bay

    Action Date:

    March 25 – June 22, 1945

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 353 (August 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class Herbert J. Gericke (NSN: 7106902), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as aircrewman of a Torpedo bomber embarked in U.S.S. SHAMROCK BAY over Okinawa, Sakishima area, from 25 March to 22 June 1945.