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Bill Fike
4/8/2008 1:17:44 PM
My Father-in-law just passed, and earlier we found that he had received the DFS in Sept 1944.  (401st. 614th bomb group under 2nd Lt. P.R. Koons.)  I asked him what it was for and he just said: "They were handing out medals and I took whatever they gave me".  My wife and I would like to find out why he received such a medal.  Can anyone help.  I have tried everything to no avail.

Donald Byers
4/10/2008 3:30:35 PM
Paste this link into your browser.  Do the Standard Form 180 which is a PDF printable & fill in form.  Ask for Citation in other.  

http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/index.html

Sorry for your loss.
If you have the obit I would send it to the 401st BG as they do have a section in the quarterly PFG for this.  What was his name

Don Byers