Awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross
06 September 1944
GENERAL ORDERS
NUMBER 309
Hq 1ST BOMBARDMENT DIVISION
APO 557, 6 September 1944
I. Under the provisions of Army Regulations 600-45, 22 September 1943, as amended, and pursuant to authority contained in letter, Hq Eighth Air Force, File 200.6, 4 August 1944, subject, "Awards and Decorations", the DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS is awarded to the following-named Officers and Enlisted Men.
GERALD E. AMER, 39195262, Staff Sergeant, 602nd Bombardment Squadron, 398th Bombardment Group (H), Army Air Forces, United States Army. For extraordinary achievement while serving as Waist Gunner of a B-17 airplane on a number of combat bombardment missions over Germany and German occupied countries from 11 May 1944 to 3 August 1944. Home address: 4821 45th Street, South West, Seattle, Washington
By command of Major General WILLIAMS:
BARTLETT BEAMAN,
Brigadier General, U.S. Army,
Chief of Staff.
OFFICIAL,
ROBERTS P. JOHNSON, JR.,
Lieut. Colonel, A.G.D.
Adjutant General.
The above is an extract of 398th personnel from General Order 309.
Transcribed September 2022 by Lee Bradley.
See also:
- 398th Individual Awards - an index to all 398th Individual Awards
- 398th Bomb Group Distinguished Flying Cross Awards List
- 398th Bomb Group Oak Leaf Cluster to the DFC Awards List
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This is the DFC Award Citation issued to Gerald E. Amer on September 6, 1944. Copy provided by Bruce Amer (Gerald's son). |
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