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Thomas
J.
Lupo

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Louisiana

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Composite Squadron 68 (VC-68)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70)

    Action Date:

    October 25, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 367 (September 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Thomas J. Lupo, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Torpedo Plane in Composite Squadron SIXTY-EIGHT (VC-68), embarked in U.S.S. FANSHAW BAY (CVE-70), in the Battle off Samar, on 25 October 1944.