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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander John L. Hyde (NSN: 0-77728), United States Naval Reserve, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during as Squadron Commander of a Composite Squadron embarked in U.S.S. SAGINAW BAY during the Battle for Leyte Gulf in October 1944.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander

    Batallion:

    Composite Squadron

    Division:

    U.S.S. Saginaw Bay

    Action Date:

    September 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 343 (October 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander John L. Hyde (NSN: 0-77728), United States Naval Reserve, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Flight Leader of a Composite Squadron embarked in U.S.S. SAGINAW BAY, over Palau, in September 1944.