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Order
Title
Date
Issued by
Section I Award of the Air Medal
(OLC) P-5, P-8, P-10, Repl P-11, P-13, & P-14 (PDF)
19 July 1945
HQ 20th AF
Section I Award of the Air Medal
(OLC)
P-21, P-25, P-41, , P-43, P-44, P-45, P-48, P-51, P-53, P-54, P-59 (PDF)
20 July 1945
HQ 20th AF
GO 13
Award of Purple Heart, For having been wounded due to enemy action on 28 May 1945 - Mission over Yokohama. Sgt Ivan L. Weaver, Sgt George L. Ernhardt, Jr, Crew 60 and Sgt Elias T. Schutzman (P-46), flying with Crew 60
06 July 1945
HQ 39th BG
Section XVI Award of the Distinguished Unit Citation For 23 May - 29 May 1945 Missions (2nd Citation) (PDF)
23 January 1946
HQ 20th AF
GO 24
Section XXiX Award of Distinguished on III Award    
Section III Award of the Air Medal (OLC) P-2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, Repl P-31, 34, 36, 38, 39, 41, 54, 55, 56, 58, 61 (& 29th, 330th, 19th BGs) (PDF)
07 August 1945
HQ 20th AF
GO 25
Section I Battle Participation Award 39th HQ Personnel
16 August 1945
HQ 39th BG
Section III Battle Participation Award 60th BS
Section V Battle Participation Award 62nd BS (PDF)
Award of Purple Heart Crew 30
23 August 1945
HQ 39th BG
GO 29
Section XXIII Award of Air Medal
P-4, P-16, P-19, Repl P-31, P-40,
P-50, P-51, Repl P-52, P-55 & 314th BW (PDF)
12 August 1945
HQ 20th AF
GO 30
Section II Award of Air Medal (OLC) HQ, P-2, 3, 5, 8, 10, Repl 11, 12, 14, Repl 16, 18, 19, 20, (PDF)
12 August 1945
HQ 20th AF
GO 31
Section XXIX Award of Soldier's Medal 1st Lt Edward L. Bates, Nav, P-21 and Sgt Victor R. Durrance, TG, P-21
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GO 32
Section IV Award of Air Medal (OLC)
P-2, P-5,P-6, P-8, Repl P-9, P-18,
P-19, Repl P-21, P-24, Repl P-26,
P-27, P-33, P-41, P-44, P-47, P-51,
P-54, P-55, P-57, P-58, P-60, P-61 (PDF)
14 August 1945
HQ 20th AF
GO 33
Section VIII Award of Air Medal (OLC) P-8, Repl P-11, P-17, P-19, Repl P-26, P-21, P-28, P-29, P-34, P-37, P-41, P-43, P-44, P-48, P-54, P-55, P-56, P-60
15 August 1945
HQ 20th AF
GO 34
Award of Purple Heart Crew 6 (PDF)
10 September 1945
HQ 39th BG
Distingished Unit Citation #1 see GO 124
19 April 1946
War Dept
Award of Distinguished Flying Cross Crew 41; Pgs 3 & 4 only (PDF)
23 August 1945
HQ 20th AF
GO 42
Section 25: Award of Distinguished Flying Cross Crew51 only (PDF)
23 August 1945
HQ 20th AF
GO 53
Section XII Air Medal (OLC) 60th BS (PDF)
04 Sept 45
HQ 20th AF
GO 53
Award of Distinguished Fly Cross Section XV thru Secton XXII P-02, P-11R, P-14, P-17, P-23, P-29, P-37. (PDF)
04 Sept 45
HQ 20th AF
GO 54
Section VIII Award of Distinguished Flying Cross Crew 48
05 Sept 45
HQ 20th AF
GO 62
Section IV Award of Air Medal (OLC)
P-5, Repl P-9, P-10, P-12, P-13, P-15, Repl P-16, P-18, P-20, P-21, P-23, P-25, P-29, P-30, Repl 31, P-33, P-34, P-40, P-41, P-46, P-47, 330th, 19th BGs (PDF)
13 September 1945
HQ 20th AF
GO 64

6 pages:
This file contains:
Section III Award of Distinguished Flying Cross, Replacement Crew 16 (5 Officers)
(PDF)

Section IV Award of Distinguished Flying Cross, Crew 25 (all crew members) (PDF)

Section V Award of Distinguished Flying Cross, Crew 59 (5 Crew members) (PDF)

15 September 1945
HQ 20th AF
6 pages:
Section XXIII Award of Distinguished Flying Cross, Glenn E. Hass and Stuart L. Hinds, P-18 (pg 2 of 6) (PDF)

Section XXIV Award of Distinguished Flying Cross, Crew 12 (pg 3 of 6) (PDF)
All other pages other organizations
Section XVIII Award of Distinguished Flying Cross: Crew 24: 1st Lt John Kovacevich, Radar not listed. See GO 65 (below) for Award of DFC to 1st Lt Herbert R. Snow, Pilot, for this same mission. (PDF)
Section XX Award of Distinguished Flying Cross: Replacement Crew 9: See GO 65 (below) for Award of DFC to Capt James W. Welch, AC for this same mission. (PDF)
Section XXI Award of Distinguished Flying Cross: Crew 20: 1st Lt Leonard Post, AC; 1st Lt Donald R. Phillips, Nav; 1st Lt Porfirio Rios, Radar are all that is listed. (PDF)

Section XXX Award of Distinguished Flying Cross: Crew 55: Capt Francis Smith, Nav; 1st Lt Daniel Clendening, Radar; 1st Lt Robert H. Dudley, AC; M/Sgt Richard Jacobsen, FE; T/Sgt John C. Donoghue, CFC; S/Sgt Roland R. Johnson, RG. listed, See GO 81 Sec 30 for DFC for Cox and Fisher. (PDF)

Section XXX Award of Distinguished Flying Cross: Crew 43: Capt Edmond T. Arvin, Jr., AC; 1st Lt Stanley A. Lapinski, Radar; J. C. Wilkes, Radio Op are the only 3 listed. (PDF)
Award of Distinguish Flying Cross Section II: (PDF)

Capt James W. Welch, AC, Replacement Crew 09

1st Lt Herbert R. Snow, Pilot, Crew 24

16 September 1945
HQ 20th AF
GO 66
Award of Distinguish Flying Cross, Section XVI - Crew 44
17 September 1945
HQ 20th AF
Award of Distinguish Flying Cross, Section XXII - Crew 31R
Section XXIII - Crew 36
Section XXIV - Crew 30 (other sections of GO 66 cover 9th, 505th BGs)
GO 70
Section VI Award of Air Medal (OLC)
2nd Repl P-1, P-5, P-6, P-11, Repl P-9, P-12, Repl P-16, P-20, P-40, P-47, P-49, P-51, P-55, P-58, P-60 (PDF)
21 September 1945
HQ 20th AF
Section I Award of the Air Medal
314th BW - 1st Lt Maurice J. Picheloup

(also 3rd PRS, 498, 500th BGs) (PDF)
29 September 1945
HQ 20th AF
Section II Award of the Air Medal-OLC
P-22, P-23, P-25, P-27, P-28, Repl P-31, P-35
(also 9, 16,500th Bgs) (PDF)
Battle Participation Credit - Assigned and attached 20th AF HQ Personnel
02 October 1945
HQ 20th AF
GO 81
Section XXX Award of Distinguished Flying Cross: Crew 55: 1st Lt Harvard B. Cox, Pilot, S/Sgt David H. Fisher, Radio Op. (PDF)
02 October 1945
HQ 20th AF
GO 86
Section II Award of Distinguished Flying Cross:
Major James S. Howard, 61st BS, Operations. (PDF)
08 October 1945
HQ 20th AF
       
GO-87
Section II Award of the Air Medal
P-2, P-7, P-13, P-14, P-21, P-27,
P-30, P-32, P-33 (PDF)
16 May 1945
XXIst BC
GO 93

Section V Award of the Air Medal
P-23, P-34, P-37, P-42, P-49, P-52, P-54 (PDF)

23 May 1945
XXIst BC
GO 96

Section IX Award of the Air Medal
P-6, P-17, P-47, P-57 (PDF)

26 May 1945
XXIst BC
GO 101
Section I Award of the Air Medal
HQ, P-3, P-5 (PDF)
02 June 1945
XXIst BC
GO 102
Section V Award of the Air Medal
P-15, P-22, P-25, P-43, P-53 (PDF)
04 June 1945
XXIst BC
GO-107
Section I Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain John A, Miranda, AC, P-13 & 1st Lt Oscar B. Price, Bombardier, P-13 - Kushuri Airfield Apr. 28, 1945 (PDF)
09 June 1945
XXIst BC
Section IV Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to S/Sgt George Mantak,FE, P-13, S/Sgt Richard Vanden Heuvel, TG, P-13, Sgt Gerald Carroll, RG, P-13 - Nagoya Mission (PDF)
15 Novemeber 1945
HQ 20th AF
GO-112
Section I Award of Air Medal
Repl P-11, P-18, Repl P-21, P-28, Repl P-31, P-35, P-39, P-41, P-45, P-46, P-51, P-59 (PDF)
14 June 1945
HQ XXIst
Section VII Award of Bronze Star Medal to Col George W. Mundy and Lt Col. James H. Thompson (PDF)
24 Novemeber 1945
HQ 20th AF
Distingished Unit Citation #2
09 October 1946
War Dept
GO 119
Section II Award of Air Medal
1st Repl P-1 P-5, P-2, Repl P-31, P-41, P-48, P-55, P-56, P-58, P-60
19 June 1945
HQ XXI BC
GO 123
Section I Award of Air Medal, 39th HQ, 60th BS (4pgs) (PDF)
23 June 1945
HQ XXI BC
Section V Awarding of the Distinguished Unit Citation
For 10 May 1945 Mission
(1st Citation) (PDF)
10 December 1945
HQ 20th AF
GO 136
Section I Award of Air Meal (OLC);
1st Repl P-1, P-2, P-5, P-10, P-14, P-17, P-21, P-23, P-28, P-34, P-37, P-42, P-54 (and 29th BG, 330th BG) (PDF)
6 July 1945
HQ XXI BC
GO 144
Section III Award of Air Meal (OLC);
P-2, P-3, P-9R, P-13, P-16R, P-27,
P-37, P-42, P-47, P-57
& 330th BG) (PDF)
14 July 1945
HQ XXI BC

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