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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade William W. Howison, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Co-Pilot of a Naval Airplane in Patrol Bombing Squadron ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE (VPB-123), during World War II.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Patrol Bombing Squadron 123 (VPB-123)

    Action Date:

    June 4, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 370 (December 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade William W. Howison, United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Co-Pilot of a Naval Airplane in Patrol Bombing Squadron ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE (VPB-123), off the coasts of Tsushima and Goto Retto, on 4 June 1945.