Category: Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
Categories: Personal Decorations, US Military Decorations
The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the United States Armed Forces who distinguishes himself or herself in support of operations by "heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight, subsequent to November 11, 1918.
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Person Profiles (892)
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David Ingalls
28 Jan 1899 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 26 Apr 1985
Joseph Iosco
23 Sep 1912 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Claude Ipher
19 Feb 1918 Harveyville, Huntington Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Shelby Irby
21 Dec 1917 Arkansas, United States - 26 Aug 2008
John Irwin
06 Jun 1917 Nebraska, United States - 01 Oct 1943
Carl Israel
03 Dec 1920 Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States - 01 Aug 1943
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Joe Jackson
14 Mar 1923 Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, United States - 12 Jan 2019
Daniel James
11 Feb 1920 Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA - 25 Feb 1978
Kenneth Bradley James
06 Dec 1939 Palm Beach County, Florida, United States - 04 Apr 1969
William James
12 Jun 1935 Hope, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States - 13 Jan 2022
Joseph Jamieson
23 Jul 1925 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA - 20 Jun 2012
Melichar Janacek
13 Jan 1921 Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States - 01 Aug 1943
George Jansen
09 Dec 1920 Willows, Glenn, California, United States - 14 Mar 1992
John Janssen
abt 1919 Wisconsin, United States
Harry Jarvis
11 May 1919 Whitfield County, Georgia, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Joseph Jett
09 Dec 1907 Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States - 31 Mar 1977
John Johns
08 Oct 1931 Sapulpa Township, Creek, Oklahoma, United States - 20 Dec 2023
Doyle Johnson
19 Nov 1920 Mirage Township, Kearney, Nebraska, United States - 21 Oct 2014
Leon Johnson
13 Sep 1904 Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States - 10 Nov 1997
Robert Johnson
21 Feb 1920 Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, United States - 27 Dec 1998
Vernie Johnson
14 Jun 1910 Assaria, Saline, Kansas, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Paul Johnston
17 May 1916 Nicholasville, Jessamine, Kentucky, United States - 01 Aug 1980
David Jones
18 Dec 1913 Marshfield, Coos, Oregon, United States - 25 Nov 2008
Fred Jones
09 Dec 1918 Century, Escambia, Florida, United States - 19 Jul 1975
Jack Jones
23 Sep 1918 Washington, Louisiana, United States - 01 Aug 1943
James Jones
14 Mar 1920 Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, United States - 01 Sep 2008
Murphy Jones
03 Jan 1938 Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States - 31 Jan 2019
Warren Jones
19 Aug 1938 Swift Creek, Wake, North Carolina, United States of America - 24 Sep 2004
Wesley Jones
04 Jan 1921 Kansas, United States - 01 Aug 1943
William Jones
21 Jan 1916 Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 13 Jun 1943
Hubert Judy
20 Jun 1915 Woodward, Oklahoma, United States - 19 Aug 1985
Eugene Justen
16 Nov 1921 McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois - 01 Jun 1999
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Alfred Kalberer
01 Jan 1907 Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States - 20 Jun 1984
Lawrence Kallal
11 Jan 1920 Illinois, United States - 01 Oct 1943
John Kane
05 Jan 1907 McGregor, McLennan, Texas, United States - 29 May 1996
Jack Kasparian
23 Sep 1921 Fresno, California, United States - 01 Oct 1943
Clyde Keeling
17 Aug 1917 Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States - 10 Mar 1980
Frank Kees
09 May 1917 Alexandria, Campbell, Kentucky, United States - 01 Aug 1943
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Leland Kennedy
01 Jan 1934 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 28 Dec 2003
Albert Kerns
05 Jan 1917 Pilchuck, Snohomish, Washington, United States - 05 Mar 1997
Michael Kerr
19 Feb 1938 Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States - 10 Aug 2019
Raymond Kerr
23 Jan 1923 Rush Run, Jefferson, Ohio, United States - 19 Feb 2021
Charles Kettles
09 Jan 1930 Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States - 21 Jan 2019
James Key
Missouri, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Norman Kiefer
02 Dec 1921 Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States - 29 Apr 2007
Joseph Kill
31 Oct 1919 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 20 May 1999
Edward Kiluk
16 Jan 1949 Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 24 Jul 1970
Iven Carl Kincheloe
02 Jul 1928 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 26 Jul 1958
William Kinney
09 Jul 1918 Ohio, United States - 22 May 1947
Joseph Kirkpatrick
25 Feb 1920 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 16 Jun 1966
Julius Kish
16 Apr 1922 High Coal, Boone, West Virginia, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Norman Kleiss
07 Mar 1916 Kansas, United States - 22 Apr 2016
Howard Klekar
06 Jul 1920 Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States - 31 May 2010
Raymond Knight
15 Jun 1922 Houston, Harris, Texas, United States - 25 Apr 1945
William J Knight
18 Nov 1929 Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana, United States - 07 May 2004
James Kobler
24 Sep 1915 Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, United States - 22 Dec 1943
Loren Koon
31 Jan 1919 Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States - 13 Nov 1943
Leonard Kramp
26 Jul 1916 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Ernest Kreager
07 Jan 1917 Bowling Green Township, Licking, Ohio, United States - 04 Dec 1988
Harold Kretzer
01 Sep 1910 Marion, Illinois, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Stanley Krugel
1917 Massachusetts, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Ben Kuroki
16 May 1917 Gothenburg, Nebraska, United States - 01 Sep 2015
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John Lackey
24 Sep 1913 United States - 06 Oct 1945
Russell (La Fave) LaFave
13 Aug 1951 Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - abt 01 Apr 1970
James Lampley
08 Sep 1918 Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 01 Aug 1954
Jack Lang
10 Nov 1919 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States - 13 Nov 1943
Jack Lanning
1919 Illinois - 01 Aug 1943
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Henry Lasco
26 Nov 1919 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 10 Feb 2007
Harold Laudig
06 Feb 1919 Ringtown, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Jan 1985
Donald Law
20 May 1922 Elliott, Lee, South Carolina, United States - 31 Jan 2017
Ernest Lawson
15 Nov 1903 Kentucky, United States - 18 Jun 1944
Elzia Ledoux
08 Feb 1920 Eunice, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States - 07 Jul 2006
Dale Lee
29 Jun 1920 Albion, Boone, Nebraska, United States - 18 May 2010
William Leisinger
24 Jan 1919 Augusta, Woodruff, Arkansas, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Edwin Light
15 Aug 1918 Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Eugene Lindsey
02 Jul 1905 Sprague, Lincoln, Washington, United States - 04 Jun 1942
William Little
02 May 1916 Hunt, Texas, United States - 08 Aug 1943
Albert Lockwood
28 Dec 1922 Trenton, New Jersey, United States - 28 Oct 1986
Stephen Long
16 Feb 1944 Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, United States - 10 Aug 2018
Winfield Long
07 May 1918 Kings Mountain, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Russell Longnecker
05 Feb 1921 Broken Bow, Custer, Nebraska, United States - 12 Sep 1989
Rollin Looker
23 Apr 1919 Atchison, Kansas, United States - 18 May 1960
Max Lower
03 Mar 1920 Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Orlan Lowry
02 Dec 1918 Weatherford, Custer, Oklahoma, United States - 17 Sep 2007
Henry Loyd
1923 Missouri, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Bernard Lucas
02 Jul 1922 Hanna, Carbon, Wyoming, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Howard Lucas
01 Dec 1919 Grand Saline, Van Zandt, Texas, United States - 15 Mar 2003
James Luper
19 Feb 1914 Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States - 28 Feb 1953
Emile Lussier
10 Oct 1895 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 07 Aug 1974
Willis Lutz
30 Aug 1922 Oregon, United States - 01 Aug 1943
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Morris Maag
05 Aug 1921 Wray, Yuma County, Colorado, USA - 01 Dec 1943
Donald Mabon
14 Sep 1922 - 24 Jan 2007
Douglas MacArthur
26 Jan 1880 Arsenal Barracks, Little Rock, Arkansas - 05 Apr 1964
Joseph Madden
05 Sep 1925 Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania County, United States - 31 Jul 1983
William Major
12 Jun 1924 Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, United States - 13 Nov 1943
Hugh Malone
- 01 Aug 1943
Joseph Mandeville
02 Feb 1924 Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 04 Jun 1942
Claron Markham
08 Jul 1921 Collinsville, West Turin, Lewis, New York, United States - 03 Jan 2002
Robert Martin
06 May 1912 Alvin, Brazoria, Texas, United States - 04 Oct 1943
Frank Maruszewski
12 Aug 1923 Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States - 16 Aug 1943
Gerald Mason
14 Aug 1921 Adair, Oklahoma, United States - 14 Oct 1982
Lance Massey
20 Sep 1909 Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States - 04 Jun 1942
Dale Maury
14 May 1920 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States - 01 Jul 1966
William Mayhair
29 May 1941 Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, United States - 05 Jul 1966
James McAtee
31 Jan 1919 Viola, Mercer, Illinois, United States - 12 Sep 2007
Ernest McCabe
23 Jun 1920 Muskegon, Michigan, United States - 16 Aug 1943
John McCain
29 Aug 1936 Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama Canal Zone, United States - 25 Aug 2018
David McCampbell
16 Jan 1910 Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States - 30 Jun 1996
George McCandless
30 Jun 1920 Piermont, Rockland, New York, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Glenn McCarty
10 Feb 1913 Blue Rapids, Marshall, Kansas, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Ned McCarty
abt 1922 Ohio, United States - 01 Aug 1943
David McCash
18 Oct 1919 Maplewood, St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 22 Aug 1999
Harry McCluskey
14 Mar 1925 McKean, Pennsylvania, United States - 14 Jan 1965
Clarence McClusky
01 Jun 1902 Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States - 27 Jun 1976
John McConnell
07 Feb 1908 Booneville, Logan, Arkansas, United States - 21 Nov 1986
Living McDaniel
James Alton McDivitt
10 Jun 1929 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 13 Oct 2022
John McDonough
03 May 1920 Globe, Gila, Arizona, United States - 01 Oct 1943
William McFain
11 Aug 1924 Granite City, IL - 12 Jan 2012
Kenton McFarland
11 Oct 1920 Branson, Taney, Missouri, United States - 04 May 2004
John McGraw
07 Apr 1921 Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Richard McKee
10 May 1919 Bloomington, Pike Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States - 14 Mar 1967
Seth McKee
06 Nov 1916 McGehee, Desha, Arkansas, United States - 26 Dec 2016
Pierce McKennon
30 Nov 1919 Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas, United States - 18 Jun 1947
Timothy McLaughlin
01 Jul 1921 Wisconsin, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Charles McMackin
23 Feb 1917 Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Victor McMenamin
11 Oct 1915 DeKalb, DeKalb, Illinois, United States - 14 Oct 1996
Charles McNally
Mar 1919 Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA - 16 Jun 1944
Claude McRaven
23 Feb 1918 Missouri, United States - 13 May 2007
William McVey
14 May 1921 Oxford, Izard, Arkansas, United States - 02 May 1998
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William Meehan
12 Aug 1919 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Louis Menard
02 May 1921 Wisconsin, United States - 22 Jan 2002
Robert Merrell
23 May 1918 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 01 Aug 1943
James Merrick
17 Sep 1920 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States - 10 Mar 1999
Tauno Metsa
04 Jan 1916 Hancock, Houghton, Michigan, United States - 15 Feb 1997
John Meyer
03 Apr 1919 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - 02 Dec 1975
Edward Michael
02 May 1918 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 10 May 1994
Willard Michaels
12 Mar 1922 Nebraska, United States - 08 Jul 1967
Byron Michener
19 Apr 1920 Horton, Vernon, Missouri - 01 Aug 1943
Marvin Mickey
11 May 1920 Lubbock, Texas, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Wayne Middleton
30 May 1916 Oakland, Alameda, California, United States - 10 Sep 1970
Richard Miller
04 Aug 1917 Johnsville, Perry Township, Morrow, Ohio, United States - 04 May 2005
Robert Miller
20 Sep 1918 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 04 Aug 1986
Wallace Milligan
06 Nov 1920 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Warren Millward
26 Jun 1924 New Market, Fairview Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Oct 1943
Theodore Milton
29 Dec 1915 Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States - 24 Aug 2010
John Minogue
10 May 1919 Atwood, Placentia, Orange, California, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Edward Mitchell
25 Feb 1919 Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States - 18 Nov 1943
Robert Molinelli
01 Jun 1934 Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America - 04 May 1987
Joseph Moller
07 Feb 1900 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 09 Oct 1993
William Moore
18 Apr 1920 Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States - 18 Mar 2012
Andrew Mordovancy
21 Jul 1921 Olyphant, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 Jul 1986
Raymond Morgan
24 Jul 1918 Freeland, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States - 16 Jan 1955
Robert Morgan
31 Jul 1918 Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States - 15 May 2004
Mark Morris
17 Dec 1918 Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States - 07 Oct 2008
John Morrison
06 Oct 1924 Thornville, Perry, Ohio, United States - 02 Oct 2016
Peter Morrison
29 Dec 1942 Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States - 09 Jun 1967
Winslow Morse
04 Apr 1904 Ovid, Clinton, Michigan, United States - 14 Nov 1990
Benjamin Moss
11 Apr 1915 New York, United States - 01 Aug 1943
John Moss
08 Oct 1919 Des Moines, Union, New Mexico, United States - Mar 1987
Harry Mumford
26 Feb 1918 Altamont, Daviess, Missouri, United States - 07 Jul 2007
James Muri
19 Oct 1918 Carterville, Rosebud, Montana, United States - 03 Feb 2013
William Murphy
19 Jul 1923 Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States - 11 Oct 1993
Richard Murray
29 Dec 1914 Arcadia, DeSoto, Florida, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Max Myres
30 Sep 1919 Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States - 22 Dec 1943
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Julian (Nagel) Nagle
13 Dec 1909 Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States - 20 Sep 1988
Steven Ray Nagel
27 Oct 1946 Canton, Fulton, Illinois, United States - 21 Aug 2014
Roland Nairn
12 Oct 1921 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 21 Apr 2004
Stanley Nalipa
28 Jan 1923 Mahoning, Ohio, United States - 07 Jul 1944
Samuel Neeley
21 Jun 1921 Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Loy Neeper
12 Apr 1918 Dallas, Arkansas, United States - 01 Feb 2008
Robert Neff
21 Aug 1936 Belmont County, Ohio, United States of America - 16 May 1996
Milo Nelson
03 Feb 1918 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Joseph Nesmith
13 Apr 1917 Loretto, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States - 03 Sep 1998
William Newbold
16 Jun 1920 Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States - 20 Jun 2014
Henry Newcomer
03 Jun 1916 Abington, Abington Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States - 20 Nov 2016
Robert Newmes
09 Jun 1922 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 05 Jan 1975
Walter Newport
07 Apr 1910 - 01 Aug 1943
Louis Nicholson
19 Apr 1917 Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Minor Nickens
05 May 1922 Garland, Dallas, Texas, United States - 30 Jul 2014
Paul Noel
31 Dec 1917 Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 27 Oct 1944
Lawrence Norman
16 Oct 1916 Seattle, King, Washington, United States - 22 Dec 1943
Frank Norris
05 Dec 1919 Quinlan, Hunt, Texas, United States - 01 Aug 1943
John Nosal
18 Nov 1914 Tarnov, Platte, Nebraska, United States - 16 Jul 1971
John Nosal
30 Mar 1918 Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey, United States - 26 Sep 2009
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Warren Oakley
11 Jun 1920 Seattle, King, Washington, United States - 22 Dec 1943
William O'Barr
29 Apr 1923 Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States - 13 Apr 2006
Phillip O'Connell
17 Nov 1919 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 28 Oct 1942
Russ Ohlsson
1920s - 2010s
Robin Olds
14 Jul 1922 Honolulu, Hawaii - 14 Jun 2007
Victor Olliffe
22 Jun 1916 Napa, Napa, California, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Jonathan O'Neill
28 Mar 1921 Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States - 30 Sep 1966
Daniel Orr
08 Oct 1919 Olney, Young, Texas, United States - 20 Mar 2011
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