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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Norman W. Spurgeon, United States Navy, was awarded 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), in the Philippine Islands area on 25 November 1944.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron 80 (VT-80)

    Division:

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

    Action Date:

    January 2, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 366 (August 1947)

    (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.