Cecil J. Doyle

Second Lieutenant Cecil John Doyle (August 10, 1920-November 7, 1943) was an officer from Minnesota who fought in World War II. Doyle posthumously received the United States' Marine Corps' second highest medal for bravery during combat, the Navy Cross, for his action during World War II.

Biography
Doyle was born August 10, 1920 in Marshall, Minnesota along with his two brothers, Bernard Owen Doyle born in 1918 and Richard Doyle who was born in 1922. Their parents were Owen Patrick Doyle and Tresa Cecelia Wright Doyle.

Doyle enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve March 26, 1941 and after completion of officer candidate school was sent to aviation training at Corpus Christi, Texes. On April 6, 1942 he was appointed a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve. He was sent to the Asian Pacific Theatre and was serving as a pilot in Marine Fighting Squadron 121 (VMF-121), Marine Air Group 14 (MAG-14), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing over the Solomons Islands when he shot down five Japanese aircraft between 18 to 25 October 1942. For his actions during this period, he received the United States Marine Corps' second highest medal for bravery in combat, the Navy Cross.

He was declared missing in action and presumed dead November 7, 1943 when his plane was shot down and crashed over the Philippine islands. He has a grave marker in Calvary Cemetery Marshall, Minnesota.

Honors and awards

 * Navy Cross 
 * Purple Heart
 * USS Cecil J. Doyle (DE-368) was a United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort.