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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Albert D. Foster, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Air Coordinator of a group of eight Torpedo Bombers and eight Fighter Planes in Composite Squadron EIGHTY-FIVE (VC-85), embarked in U.S.S. LUNGA POINT (CVE-94), over Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, in 1945.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Composite Squadron 85 (VC-85)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Lunga Point (CVE-94)

    Action Date:

    April 6, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 370 (December 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Albert D. Foster, 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 Composite Squadron EIGHTY-FIVE (VC-85), embarked in U.S.S. LUNGA POINT (CVE-94), over Okinawa, on 6 April 1945.