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John
R.
Stewart

Home:

Chula Vista

, 

California

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander [then Lieutenant]

    Batallion:

    Composite Squadron 10 (VC-10)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Gambier Bay (CVE-73)

    Action Date:

    October 20, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 360 (February 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander [then Lieutenant] John R. Stewart, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Composite Squadron TEN (VC-10), embarked in U.S.S. GAMBIER BAY (CVE-73), over Leyte, Philippine Islands, on 20 October 1944.