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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Louis Roberts Hamblin, 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 as a Pilot in Fighting Squadron EIGHTY (VF-80), embarked in U.S.S. HANCOCK (CV-19), over the Tokyo area, on 16 February 1945.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 80 (VF-80)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Ticonderoga (CV-14)

    Action Date:

    December 14, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 361 (March 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Louis Roberts Hamblin, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Fighting Squadron EIGHTY (VF-80), embarked in U.S.S. TICONDEROGA (CV-14), over the Philippine Islands on 14 December 1944.