Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Patrol Squadron 101 (VP-101)

    Division:

    Patrol Wing 10

    Action Date:

    February 28, 1942

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 304 (July 1942)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Charles Calvin Hoffman, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary heroism while participating in aerial flight, while serving as Pilot of an airplane in Patrol Squadron ONE HUNDRED ONE (VP-101), Patrol Wing TEN (Patwing-10), in action against enemy Japanese naval forces while conducting a successful, and extremely hazardous, reconnaissance patrol on 28 February 1942, during the Battle of the Java Sea.