Awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross

9 September 1944

Headquarters 1st Bombardment Division
Office of the Commanding General
GO 557

9 September 1944

GENERAL ORDERS
No. 317

Awards of Distinguished Flying Cross Section I
Awards of an Oak Leaf Cluster to Distinguished Flying Cross Section II

I. Under the provisions of the 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.

LEROY S. LASSEGARD, 0-386996, 1st Lieutenant, 603rd Bombardment Squadron, 398th Bombardment Group (H), Army Air Forces, United States Army. For extraordinary achievement while serving as Pilot of a B-17 airplane on a number of combat bombardment missions over Germany and German occupied countries from 12 May 1944 to 16 August 1944. Home address: Alexandria, South Dakota.

II. Under the provisions of the 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”, an OAK LEAF CLUSTER is awarded to the following named Officer, for wear with the DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS previously awarded.

EDWARD C. JORDAN, 0-7061990, 1st Lieutenant, 603rd Bombardment Squadron, 398th Bombardment Group (H), Army Air Forces, United States Army. For extraordinary achievement while serving as Pilot of a B-17 airplane on a number of combat bombardment missions over Germany and German occupied countries from 6 May 1944 to 3 September 1944. Home address: North Hollywood, California.

By command of Major General WILLIAMS

BARTLETT BEAMAN
Brigadier General, U. S. Army,
Chief of Staff

OFFCIAL:
ROBERTS P. JOHNSON, JR.,
Lieut. Colonel, A.G.D,
Adjutant General

The above is an extract of 398th personnel from General Order 317.

Transcribed August 2003 by Dave Jordan.