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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade [then Ensign]

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron 18 (VT-18)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Intrepid (CV-11)

    Action Date:

    November 25, 1944

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 361 (March 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade [then Ensign] Ralph N. O’Donnell, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Torpedo Squadron EIGHTEEN (VT-18), embarked in U.S.S. INTREPID (CV-11), over the Sibuyan Sea on 25 November 1944.