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Joseph
T.
Sippel

Home:

Rochester

, 

New York

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Composite Squadron 91 (VC-91)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Makin Island (CVE-93)

    Action Date:

    March 26 – April 30, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 367 (September 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Joseph T. Sippel, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving in Composite Squadron NINETY-ONE (VC-91), embarked in U.S.S. MAKIN ISLAND (CVE-92), over the Ryukyu Islands, from 26 March 1945 to 30 April 1945.