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Arthur Singer became a World War II Navy DOUBLE ACE, credited with shooting down ten enemy aircraft in aerial combat.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 15 (VF-15)

    Action Date:

    World War II

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Arthur Singer, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded a Third Gold Star in lieu of a Fourth Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron FIFTEEN (VF-15), in action against enemy Japanese forces in the Pacific Ocean Area during World War II.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 15 (VF-15)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Essex (CV-9)

    Action Date:

    October 25, 1944

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 365 (July 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Arthur Singer, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron FIFTEEN (VF-15), embarked in U.S.S. ESSEX (CV-9), during the Battle for Leyte Gulf, on 25 October 1944.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 15 (VF-15)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Essex (CV-9)

    Action Date:

    World War II

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Arthur Singer, 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 Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron FIFTEEN (VF-15), in action against enemy Japanese forces in the Pacific Ocean Area during World War II.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 15 (VF-15)

    Action Date:

    World War II

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Arthur Singer, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded a Fourth Gold Star in lieu of a Fifth Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron FIFTEEN (VF-15), in action against enemy Japanese forces in the Pacific Ocean Area during World War II.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 15 (VF-15)

    Action Date:

    World War II

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Arthur Singer, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded a Second Gold Star in lieu of a Third Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron FIFTEEN (VF-15), in action against enemy Japanese forces in the Pacific Ocean Area during World War II.