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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Walker White, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Torpedo Plane in Torpedo Squadron ELEVEN (VT-11), during World War II.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron 11 (VT-11)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12)

    Action Date:

    January 21, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 365 (July 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Walker White, 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 Pilot of a Torpedo Plane in Torpedo Squadron ELEVEN (VT-11), embarked in U.S.S. HORNET (CV-12), in the vicinity of Formosa, on 21 January 1945.