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D.F.C.

American  

DFC British  

abbreviation

  1. Distinguished Flying Cross

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Ralph Cheli, 23, fair-haired, blue-eyed, had 40 missions and 135 combat hours behind him in New Guinea; he had the D.F.C. and the Air Medal.

From Time Magazine Archive

Weaver enlisted in 1941, won a D.F.M. as a noncom, then a D.F.C. as an officer.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Dieppe he had previously won the D.F.C.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was awarded by an act of Congress, and the first time in 20 years that the D.F.C. has been given to a civilian.

From Time Magazine Archive

The letters D.F.C. are placed after the name of the recipient.

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