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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Aviation Radioman First Class

    Batallion:

    Patrol Bombing Squadron 63 (VPB-63)

    Action Date:

    July 20 – December 15, 1943

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

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Aviation Radioman First Class Charles H. Haupt, Jr. (NSN: 3827357), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a member of the aircrew of a U.S. Navy Patrol Bombing Aircraft in Patrol Bombing Squadron SIXTY-THREE (VPB-63) engaged in anti-submarine operations in the Bay of Biscay and the Western Approaches to the United Kingdom during the period 20 July 1943 to 15 December 1943.