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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Bombing Squadron 84 (VB-84)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Bunker Hill (CV-17)

    Action Date:

    February 17, 1945

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 363 (May 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Lockhart T. Hicks, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Dive Bomber Pilot in Bombing Squadron EIGHTY-FOUR (VB-84), embarked in U.S.S. BUNKER HILL (CV-17), on 17 February 1945.