LOYCE EDWARD DEEN
Deceased 11/05/1944
Rate/Rank
AMM2
Service Branch
USNR 10/1942 - 11/1944
Born
04/24/1921ALTUS, OK
KILLED IN ACTION DURING RAID ON MANILA BY ANTI-FIRE WHILE ATTACKING A JAPANESE CRUISER, BURIED AT SEA IN HIS PLANE
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
AVIATION GUNNERS SCHOOL, PURCELL, OK
NAVAL AIR STATION, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
TORPEDO SQUADRON VT-15, USS ESSEX CV-9
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS
PURPLE HEART * AIR MEDAL
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL W/ STAR
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL
PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION
PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL W/ STAR