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Richard
F.
Fletcher

Home:

Benton Harbor

, 

Michigan

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Composite Squadron 2 (VC-2)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Fanshaw Bay

    Action Date:

    March 25 – April 23, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 355 (October 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Richard F. Fletcher, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Composite Squadron TWO (VC-2), embarked in U.S.S. FANSHAW BAY over the Ryukyu Islands on 25 April 1945.