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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron 29 (VT-29)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Cabot (CVL-28)

    Action Date:

    October 6, 1944 – March 1, 1945

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 366 (August 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Henry L. Harker, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Torpedo Squadron TWENTY-NINE (VT-29), embarked in U.S.S. CABOT (CVL-28), over the Philippine Islands, Formosa, Nansei Shoto, Bonin Islands, and the South China Sea, from 6 October 1944 to 1 March 1945.