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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Junior Grade Waymon D. Searls (NSN: 0-114683), United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during World War II.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Bombing Squadron 104 (VB-104)

    Action Date:

    August 20, 1943 – October 12, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 343 (October 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Waymon D. Searls (NSN: 0-114683), United States Naval Reserve, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Commander of a Patrol Bomber in Bombing Squadron ONE HUNDRED FOUR (VB-104), over the Solomon, Gilbert and Caroline Islands, Bismarck Archipelago area, from 20 August 1943 to 7 March 1944.