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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Composite Squadron 83 (VC-83)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Sargent Bay (CVE-83)

    Action Date:

    February 16 – April 2, 1945

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 370 (December 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Thomas E. Camp, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Composite Squadron EIGHTY-THREE (VC-83), embarked in U.S.S. SARGENT BAY (CVE-83), over the Volcano and Ryukyu Islands, from 16 February 1945 to 2 April 1945.