Identifier2007-09-14_text_012SourceThe Elvin L. Lindsay World War II Collection (2007-09-14), Box 1, Folder 5CreatorMcCain, John Sidney, 1884-1945DescriptionLetter to Elvin L. Lindsay from Vice Admiral John S. McCain, U.S. Navy, circa 1944-1945. Presents Lindsay with the Gold Star in lieu of a second Silver Star "for distinguishing himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity against the enemy while serving as the leader of a fighter sweep of a carrier based fighter aircraft." One typed page.
McCain, John Sidney, 1884-1945, [Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from Vice Admiral John S. McCain], [2007-09-14_text_012]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 21/01/2026, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/9952