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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Commander [then Lieutenant Commander]

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron

    Action Date:

    August 31, 1943
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 340 (July 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander [then Lieutenant Commander] Paul E. Emrick, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Commanding Officer of a Torpedo Squadron at Marcus Island, 31 August 1943.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Commander

    Regiment:

    Air Group 9

    Division:

    U.S.S. Essex (CV-9)

    Action Date:

    November 11, 1943
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 363 (May 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander Paul E. Emrick, 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 as Commander of Air Group NINE, embarked in U.S.S. ESSEX (CV-9), over Rabaul, New Britain, and the Solomon Islands, on 11 November 1943.