Lieutenant Commander Du Temple was a pilot of a AD-4 Skyraider dive bomber with Attack Squadron 195 aboard the aircraft carrier USS PRINCETON (CVA-37). On July 11, 1952 while on a strike on Pyongyang, Korea, his aircraft was struck by enemy ground fire and crashed. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on June 4, 1954.
Awarded
★ Navy Cross
★ Distinguished Flying Cross
★ Air Medal with 10 Gold Stars
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Action Ribbon
★ Korean Service Medal
★ United Nations Service Medal
★ National Defense Service Medal
★ Korean Presidential Unit Citation
★ Republic of Korea War Service Medal
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Lynn Francis DuTemple, United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Torpedo Plane in Torpedo Squadron SIX (VT-6), attached to the U.S.S. HANCOCK (CV-19), in action against major units of the Japanese Fleet in Kure Harbor, Japan, on 28 July 1945. Flying through intense, accurate anti-aircraft fire from numerous enemy warships and strategically-located shore batteries, Lieutenant DuTemple pressed home a determined bombing attack on a heavy cruiser and scored a direct hit causing serious damage to the enemy warship. Lieutenant DuTemple's gallant fighting spirit and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
Contributor: BarryC
Awarded
★ Navy Cross
★ Distinguished Flying Cross
★ Air Medal with 10 Gold Stars
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Action Ribbon
★ Korean Service Medal
★ United Nations Service Medal
★ National Defense Service Medal
★ Korean Presidential Unit Citation
★ Republic of Korea War Service Medal
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Lynn Francis DuTemple, United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Torpedo Plane in Torpedo Squadron SIX (VT-6), attached to the U.S.S. HANCOCK (CV-19), in action against major units of the Japanese Fleet in Kure Harbor, Japan, on 28 July 1945. Flying through intense, accurate anti-aircraft fire from numerous enemy warships and strategically-located shore batteries, Lieutenant DuTemple pressed home a determined bombing attack on a heavy cruiser and scored a direct hit causing serious damage to the enemy warship. Lieutenant DuTemple's gallant fighting spirit and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
Contributor: BarryC
Lieutenant Commander Du Temple was a pilot of a AD-4 Skyraider dive bomber with Attack Squadron 195 aboard the aircraft carrier USS PRINCETON (CVA-37). On July 11, 1952 while on a strike on Pyongyang, Korea, his aircraft was struck by enemy ground fire and crashed. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on June 4, 1954.
Awarded
★ Navy Cross
★ Distinguished Flying Cross
★ Air Medal with 10 Gold Stars
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Action Ribbon
★ Korean Service Medal
★ United Nations Service Medal
★ National Defense Service Medal
★ Korean Presidential Unit Citation
★ Republic of Korea War Service Medal
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Lynn Francis DuTemple, United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Torpedo Plane in Torpedo Squadron SIX (VT-6), attached to the U.S.S. HANCOCK (CV-19), in action against major units of the Japanese Fleet in Kure Harbor, Japan, on 28 July 1945. Flying through intense, accurate anti-aircraft fire from numerous enemy warships and strategically-located shore batteries, Lieutenant DuTemple pressed home a determined bombing attack on a heavy cruiser and scored a direct hit causing serious damage to the enemy warship. Lieutenant DuTemple's gallant fighting spirit and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
Contributor: BarryC
Awarded
★ Navy Cross
★ Distinguished Flying Cross
★ Air Medal with 10 Gold Stars
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Action Ribbon
★ Korean Service Medal
★ United Nations Service Medal
★ National Defense Service Medal
★ Korean Presidential Unit Citation
★ Republic of Korea War Service Medal
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Lynn Francis DuTemple, United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Torpedo Plane in Torpedo Squadron SIX (VT-6), attached to the U.S.S. HANCOCK (CV-19), in action against major units of the Japanese Fleet in Kure Harbor, Japan, on 28 July 1945. Flying through intense, accurate anti-aircraft fire from numerous enemy warships and strategically-located shore batteries, Lieutenant DuTemple pressed home a determined bombing attack on a heavy cruiser and scored a direct hit causing serious damage to the enemy warship. Lieutenant DuTemple's gallant fighting spirit and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
Contributor: BarryC
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