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Donald
E.
Van Fleet
MIA (WWII) KIA

Home:

Findlay

, 

Ohio

Buried: 

Manila

, 

Philippine Islands

Cemetery:

A.B.M.C. Manila

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Division:

    U.S.S. Jacinto

    Action Date:

    October 12, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 339 (June 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Ensign Donald E. Van Fleet (NSN: 0-337057), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Naval airplane embarked in U.S.S. JACINTO in the Pacific area on 12 October 1944.