(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander John T. Lowe, Jr., 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 Air Group Commander and Pilot of a carrier-based fighter plane over Japan on 16 February 1945.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander John T. Lowe, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during World War II.