AWARDED DFC: 1
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Citation:  1.) The Korean conflict, Machinist's Mate Third Class Rosen awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism and extraordinary achievement in aerial flight as an Aircrewman of a Patrol Bomber in Patrol Bombing Squadron One Hundred Eighteen during operations against enemy Japanese forces in the vicinity of Korea on May 15 and June 24 and 26, 1945. Participating in attacks against enemy shipping and shore installations in the face of intense Japanese anti-aircraft fire, Rosen aided in obtaining valuable information concerning hostile forces and contributed materially to the sinking of two enemy freighters, the crippling of five Japanese vessels and to the damaging of radar installations and a lighthouse. His courage and devotion to duty upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. Arthur Rosen is a member of the Distinguished Flying Cross Society.