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Samuel
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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Aviation Radioman First Class

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron

    Action Date:

    October 25, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 345 (December 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Aviation Radioman First Class Samuel Melton, United States Naval Reserve, 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 Radioman of a carrier-based Torpedo Plane in the Philippine Islands area on 25 October 1944.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Aviation Radioman First Class

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron

    Action Date:

    World War II

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Aviation Radioman First Class Samuel Melton, United States Naval Reserve, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during World War II.