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[Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy]

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Identifier2007-09-14_text_014SourceThe Elvin L. Lindsay World War II Collection (2007-09-14), Box 1, Folder 5CreatorForrestal, James, 1892-1949DescriptionLetter to Elvin L. Lindsay from James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, circa 1944-1945. Presents Lindsay with the Distinguishing Flying Cross "for heroism and extraordinary achievement in aerial flight as Pilot of a Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron Nineteen, attached to the U.S.S. Lexington, during operations against enemy Japanese forces on an island in the Bonin Group, August 5, 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. NavyAces (Fighter pilots)Forrestal, James, 1892-1949Distinguished Flying Cross (Medal)Original Formatcorrespondencemilitary recordsBibliographic CitationThe Elvin L. Lindsay World War II Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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[Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy]