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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Action Date:

    March & April 1945

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 347 (February 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Simon Crites, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during operations against the enemy on Kyushu and Okinawa in March and April 1945.