GENERAL JAMES H. “JIMMY” DOOLITTLE, became one of the great American heroes of World War II when he led the first bombing raid on Japan. He led 16 bombers from […]
Citations in World War II 1941-1945:
PFC Desmond T Doss Sr
DESMOND T. DOSS, Private First Class, U.S. Army, Medical Detachment, 307th Infantry, 77th Infantry Division. He was a company aid man when the lst Battalion assaulted a jagged escarpment 400 […]
MAJ James D Doughtie
Major James D. Doughtie is awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism…” on 23 December 1942, when a bridge was needed for the passage of tanks into enemy positions, […]
LTC Edward D Doughty
LTC EDWARD D. DOUGHTY, (then First Lieutenant), Field Artillery, United States Army. For extraordinary heroism in action on Biak Island, Schouten Group, on 28-29 May 1944. When the enemy had […]
COL Paul P Douglas Jr
Colonel PAUL P. DOUGLAS, JR., was awarded his first Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy on 20 October 1944. On this date, Lt. Colonel Douglas […]
COL Paul P Douglas Jr
No citation currently on file. Col. Douglas joined the Legion of Valor in 1961 and resided in Southern California. View Col. Douglas’ Distinguished Service Cross citation.
Vinton Walsh Dove
VINTON WALSH DOVE, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on D-Day, June 6, 1944, in France where he landed with his bulldozer and, finding conditions on the beach […]
CMDR Ernest W Downey
CMDR Downey was a life member.
CAPT Arthur L Downing
ARTHUR L. DOWNING, then Lieutenant Junior Grade, United States Naval Reserve. For extraordinary heroism and courageous devotion to duty as pilot of an airplane of a Scouting Squadron in action […]
CAPT Arthur L Downing
ARTHUR L. DOWNING, then Lieutenant Commander, United States Naval Reserve. For extraordinary heroism as leader of a strike group of fighter, divebomber and torpedo planes in the vicinity of the […]