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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Bombing Squadron 19 (VB-19)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Lexington (CV-16)

    Action Date:

    November 5, 1944

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 367 (September 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Kenneth E. Wilson, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Bomber Pilot in Bombing Squadron NINETEEN (VB-19), embarked in U.S.S. LEXINGTON (CV-16), over the Philippine Islands area, on 5 November 1944.