(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Norman W. Spurgeon, 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 Torpedo Squadron EIGHTY (VT-80), embarked in U.S.S. TICONDEROGA (CV-14), over the coast of China, on 2 January 1945.



