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Robert
E.
Howard

Home:

Laurel

, 

Mississippi

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Bombing Squadron 13 (VB-13)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Franklin

    Action Date:

    October 25, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 340 (July 1945) & Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 358 (January 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Robert E. Howard, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as Pilot of a Scout Bombing Plane in Bombing Squadron THIRTEEN (VB-13), embarked in U.S.S. FRANKLIN, during the Battle for Leyte Gulf on 25 October 1944.