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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Aviation Machinist’s Mate Second Class

    Batallion:

    Patrol Squadron 104 (VP-104)

    Action Date:

    February 27 – May 15, 1945

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 354 (September 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Aviation Machinist’s Mate Second Class George T. Schoenwalder, Jr. (NSN: 6527800), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Aircrewman in a bombing plane in Patrol Squadron ONE HUNDRED FOUR (VP-104) in the Pacific area from 27 February 1945 to 15 May 1945.