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Leo
Kelly

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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade [then Ensign]

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 44 (VF-44)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Langley (CV-27)

    Action Date:

    January 12, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 361 (March 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade [then Ensign] Leo Kelly, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Fighting Squadron FORTY-FOUR (VF-44), embarked in U.S.S. INTREPID (CV-27), over French Indo-China on 12 January 1945.