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Robert
E.
Slingerland

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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 13 (VF-13)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Franklin (CV-13)

    Action Date:

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

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Robert E. Slingerland, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Section Leader in Fighting Squadron THIRTEEN (VF-13), embarked in U.S.S. FRANKLIN (CV-13), off Luzon Island, Philippine Islands, on 15 October 1944.