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Multiple DFC recipients for a single mission

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Multiple DFC recipients for a single mission

I have a DFC award citation for a B-24 pilot who flew with the 23rd Squadron, 5th Bomb Group.  The award is based on a mission over Truk, flown 7 Jun 1944.  Although citation is addressed to the recipient, the narrative states that three other pilots on the same mission were also awarded the DFC.  Is there any way that I can find out who the other three recipients were?  The narrative does not name them.
 
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Bob Kenney

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    Bob,
    I don't have an answer to your question, but there is another thread you may find of interest:
    http://forum.armyairforce...?m=216419&high=DFC
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    Bob, this may seem like a roundabout way to get the information, but here's what I would do: contact the Air Force Historical Research Agency and ask for the squadron history reports for this unit.  They were written monthly, but I suggest getting the whole year. Sometimes medals awarded are mentioned in monthly reports subsequent to the month in which the mission was flown, so a June mission resulting in a DFC might be mentioned in July or August.  I would wager that the squadron history reports would answer your question.  They usually include decorations awarded in the unit each month.

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