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Roy
E.
Tedford

Home:

Mount Vernon

, 

Texas

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 7 (VF-7)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Hancock (CV-19)

    Action Date:

    October 26, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 360 (February 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Roy E. Tedford, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot in Fighting Squadron SEVEN (VF-7), embarked in U.S.S. HANCOCK (CV-19), over the Philippine Islands on 26 October 1944.