(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Ensign Ralph A. Mayhew (NSN: 0-325843), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Fighter Plane over Leyte, 17 to 24 October 1944.
Sponsored by:
Ralph
A.
Mayhew
MIA (WWII) KIA
Home:
Salt Lake City
,
Utah
Buried:
Manila
,
Philippine Islands
Cemetery:
A.B.M.C. Manila
Awards Received
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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Distinguished Flying Cross
Service:
United States NavyRank:
EnsignBatallion:
Fighting SquadronAction Date:
October 17 – 24, 1944
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 340 (July 1945)