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

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Identifier2007-09-14_text_015SourceThe 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 Distinguished Flying Cross "for distinguishing himself by meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight as pilot of a carrier based fighter aircraft assigned to a strike against enemy installations on an island of the Bonin Group on 5 August 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, 1887-1947Aces (Fighter pilots)Distinguished 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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