(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant John William Dear, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action as Pilot of a Fighter Plane in Night Fighting Squadron SEVENTY-SIX (VF(N)-76), over the Bonin Islands on 4 July 1944. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.
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Awards Received
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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Distinguished Flying Cross
Service:
United States NavyRank:
Lieutenant, Junior GradeBatallion:
Night Fighting Squadron 76 (VF(N)-76)Regiment:
Air Group 2Division:
U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12)Action Date:
June 24, 1944
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 367 (September 1947)(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade John William Dear, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Fighter Pilot in Night Fighting Squadron SEVENTY-SIX (VF(N)-76), Air Group TWO, embarked in U.S.S. HORNET (CV-12), over the Bonin Islands, on 24 June 1944.
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Distinguished Flying Cross
Service:
United States NavyRank:
Lieutenant, Junior GradeBatallion:
Night Fighting Squadron 76 (VF(N)-76)Action Date:
World War II
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade John William Dear, Jr., 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 Fighter Pilot in Night Fighting Squadron SEVENTY-SIX (VF(N)-76), during World War II.