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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Seaman First Class

    Batallion:

    Patrol Bombing Squadron 106 (VPB-106)

    Action Date:

    April 26 – June 1, 1945

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 360 (February 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Seaman First Class Beauran R. O’Kane (NSN: 5657451), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Aircrewman in Patrol Bombing Squadron ONE HUNDRED SIX (VPB-106), over the Borneo coasts, the Celebes, Malayas, and Indo-China, from 26 April 1945 to 1 June 1945.