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Ernest
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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Composite Squadron 98 (VC-98)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Tulagi (CVE-72)

    Action Date:

    April 3, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 368 (October 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Ernest R. Ligon, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Composite Squadron NINETY-EIGHT (VC-98), embarked in U.S.S. TULAGI (CVE-72), over the Ryukyu Islands, on 3 April 1945.