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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Albert James Pope, United States Navy, was awarded a Second Gold Star in lieu of a Third Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while serving as a Fighter Pilot in Fighting Squadron THIRTEEN (VF-13), in action against enemy Japanese forces in the Pacific Ocean Area during World War II.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 13 (VF-13)

    Action Date:

    World War II

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Albert James Pope, United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while serving as a Fighter Pilot in Fighting Squadron THIRTEEN (VF-13), in action against enemy Japanese forces in the Pacific Ocean Area during World War II.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 13 (VF-13)

    Action Date:

    October 15, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 360 (February 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Albert James Pope, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while serving as a Fighter Pilot in Fighting Squadron THIRTEEN (VF-13), and participating in aerial flight in an Allied bombing attack off Luzon Island on 15 October 1944. Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Pope destroyed three enemy airplanes in aerial combat.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 13 (VF-13)

    Action Date:

    World War II

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Albert James Pope, United States Navy, was awarded a Third Gold Star in lieu of a Fourth Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while serving as a Fighter Pilot in Fighting Squadron THIRTEEN (VF-13), in action against enemy Japanese forces in the Pacific Ocean Area during World War II.