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Re: dad s air medal

Posted:
By: Scott C. McElvain
On: 01/10/2006
Thanks for the info on the engraving.  Never heard that before.  Wonder if they still do that......

Re: dad s air medal

Posted:
By: John Steuber
On: 01/20/2006
My uncle, T/Sgt Walter Boenig (401st Bomb Squadron, 91 Bomb Group) had, according to his discharge papers, an Air Medal with 5 oak leaf clusters.  Does that mean he was on at least 30 combat missions?  Did the 91st Group not award the DFC for 25 combat missions.  My aunt told me that Walter actually flew in 38 combat missions.