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The
following are scanned images of military orders related to decorations
earned by personnel assigned or attached to the 39th Bomb Group
(VH). The parts of the orders NOT related to the 39th BG (VH)
have been removed in order to keep the file to a manageable size
for those on a dial up connection.
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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 |
- |
- |
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 |
|
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 |
| |
|
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|
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 |
|
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 |
|
14
July 1945 |
HQ
XXI BC |
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