Above and Beyond the Call of Duty
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Born: April 09, 1900 at Traverse City, MI Entered Service: Michigan Date/Place of Action: November 08, 1942 - Port Lyautey, French Morocco Unit: XII Ground Air Support Command Presentation: G.O. 11 - March 04, 1943 Date of Death: November 08, 1942 (Killed In Action) Buried at: Cremated - Ashes Scattered at Weisbaden, Germany | |
| Pierpont Morgan HamiltonMajor, US Army Air Corps |
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Born: August 03, 1898 at Tuxedo Park, NY Entered Service: New York, NY Date/Place of Action: November 08, 1942 - Port Lyautey, French Morroco Unit: Western Task Force, Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence Presentation: G.O. 4 - January 23, 1943 Date of Death: March 04, 1982 Buried at: Santa Barbara Cemetery - Santa Barbara, CA |
| Kenneth Newton WalkerBrigadier General, US Army Air Corps |
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Born: July 17, 1898 at Cerrillos, NM Entered Service: Denver, CO Date/Place of Action: January 05, 1943 - Rabaul, New Britain Unit: 5th Bomber Command, 5th Air Force Presentation: Presented to his son Kenneth Walker, Jr. at the White House by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Mar 25, 1943 Date of Death: January 05, 1943 (Missing In Action) Buried at: A.B.M.C. Manila - Manila, Philippine Islands (Marker) | |
| Jack Warren MathisFirst Lieutenant, US Army Air Corps |
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Born: September 25, 1921 at San Angelo, TX Entered Service: San Angelo, TX Date/Place of Action: March 18, 1943 - Vegesack, Germany Unit: 359 Bombardment Squadron, 303d Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force Presentation: Presented to his mother at Goodfellow Field, San Angelo, TX by Major General Barton K. Yount on Sep 21, 1943 Date Of Death: March 18, 1943 (Killed In Action) Buried at: Fairmount Cemetery - San Angelo, TX | |
| Maynard Harrison Snuffy Smith, Sr.Sergeant, US Army Air Corps |
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Born: May 19, 1911 at Cairo, MI Entered Service: Cairo, MI Date/Place of Action: May 01, 1943 - Brest, France Unit: 423d Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force Presentation: At the Eight Army Airfield, England By Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson - G.O. 38 - July 12, 1943 Date of Death: May 11, 1984 Buried at: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA **First enlisted airman to receive the Medal of Honor | |
| Joseph Raymond SarnoskiSecond Lieutenant, US Army Air corps |
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Born: January 30, 1915 at Simpson, PA Entered Service: Simpson, PA Date/Place of Action: June 16, 1943 - Buka area, Solomon Islands Unit: 65th Bombardment Squadron, 43d Bombardment Group, 5th Air Force Presentation: Presented to his widow, G.O. 85 - Dec 17, 1943 Date of Death: June 16, 1943 (Killed In Action) Buried at: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific - Honolulu, HI |