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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class

    Batallion:

    Patrol Bombing Squadron 119 (VPB-119)

    Action Date:

    March 2 – May 4, 1945

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 353 (August 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class Walter T. Long, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as aircrewman in Patrol Bombing Squadron ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN (VPB-119) in the Pacific area from 2 March 1945 to 4 May 1945.