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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander Lewis D. Ford, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as a Pilot in Torpedo Squadron TWO (VT-2), during World War II.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Commander [Lieutenant Commander]

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron 2 (VT-2)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12)

    Action Date:

    September 21, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 361 (March 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander [Lieutenant Commander] Lewis D. Ford, United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as a Pilot in Torpedo Squadron TWO (VT-2), embarked in U.S.S. HORNET (CV-12), in the Philippine Islands area on 21 September 1944.