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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Action Date:

    World War II

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 326 (May 1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Ensign Joseph D. Horn, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during World War II. During an attack on a German submarine, Ensign Horn strafed the enemy craft at an extremely low altitude.