Rudolph Van Dyke became a World War II Navy ACE, credited with shooting down five enemy aircraft in aerial combat. He died on June 1, 1953, from injuries he received in an air accident at NAS Alameda, California.
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Rudolph
Daniel
Van Dyke
DNB (1953)
September 28, 1918
–
June 1, 1953
Born:
Berkeley
,
California
Home:
Dayton
,
Ohio
Awards Received
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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Silver Star
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Distinguished Flying Cross
Service:
United States NavyRank:
Lieutenant CommanderBatallion:
Fighting Squadron 18 (VF-18)Division:
U.S.S. Intrepid (CV-11)Action Date:
World War II
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander Rudolph Daniel Van Dyke, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as a Pilot in Fighting Squadron EIGHTEEN (VF-18), embarked in U.S.S. INTREPID (CV-11), during operations against enemy Japanese forces in the Pacific Ocean Area during World War II.
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Silver Star
Service:
United States NavyRank:
Lieutenant CommanderBatallion:
Fighting Squadron 18 (VF-18)Division:
U.S.S. Intrepid (CV-11)Action Date:
October 12, 1944
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 360 (February 1947)(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander Rudolph D. Van Dyke, United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action as a Pilot in Fighting Squadron EIGHTEEN (VF-18), embarked in U.S.S. INTREPID (CV-11), over Northern Formosa, on 12 October 1944. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.