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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron

    Action Date:

    World War II

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 332 (November 1944)

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant Junior Grade James F. Schoby (NSN: 0-122036), United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during World War II. Discovering a U-boat fully surfaced and disabled in the Atlantic area, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Schoby maneuvered his torpedo bomber into striking position and sent four depth charges exploding close aboard, resulting in the destruction of the submarine.