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John
S.
Gregory

Home:

Milwaukee

, 

Wisconsin

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Batallion:

    Composite Squadron 83 (VC-83)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Sargent Bay (CVE-83)

    Action Date:

    April 19 – June 17, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 367 (September 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Ensign John S. Gregory, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of an Escort Fighter Plane in Composite Squadron EIGHTY-THREE (VC-83), embarked in U.S.S. SARGENT BAY (CVE-83), over the Ryukyu Islands, from 19 April 1945 to 17 June 1945.