[Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher]

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Identifier2007-09-14_text_008SourceThe Elvin L. Lindsay World War II Collection (2007-09-14), Box 1, Folder 5CreatorMitscher, Marc Andrew, 1887-1947DescriptionLetter to Elvin L. Lindsay from Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, U.S. Navy, circa 1944-1945. Presents Lindsay with the Silver Star "for distinguishing himself comspicuously [conspicuously] by gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving as a pilot of a carrier based fighter aircraft on 21 October 1944." One typed page.

Part of a disassembled scrapbook documenting the U.S. Navy career of Elvin L. Lindsay, circa 1944-1947.Creation Datecirca 1944-1945SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945Lindsay, Elvin Lester, 1920-2007Air pilots, MilitaryUnited States. NavyMitscher, Marc Andrew, 1887-1947Silver StarAces (Fighter pilots)Original Formatcorrespondencemilitary recordsBibliographic CitationThe Elvin L. Lindsay World War II Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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