wartimecollectables.com Posted December 15, 2012 Share #1 Posted December 15, 2012 Still going through the research on this one and will post more later but it's a heckuva story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pchepurko Posted December 15, 2012 Share #2 Posted December 15, 2012 This Lt. (jg) certainly earned his Navy Cross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBMflyer Posted December 15, 2012 Share #3 Posted December 15, 2012 Andrew, he was actually flying in a PB4Y-1(Bureau Number 32280-'Miller's High Life'), the USN version of the Liberator. Alan Carey's great book "Above an Angry Sea" has an outstanding five page description of the mission and ordeal of this crew, he really deserved this honor. Hope this helps, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingtigerfan Posted December 15, 2012 Share #4 Posted December 15, 2012 Looking forward to the details on this great medal group! -Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDK Posted December 15, 2012 Share #5 Posted December 15, 2012 Beautiful set! What a heck of a story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhcoleterracina Posted December 15, 2012 Share #6 Posted December 15, 2012 Incredible group and story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javelin4life Posted December 15, 2012 Share #7 Posted December 15, 2012 Amazing group with a story to match! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted December 15, 2012 Share #8 Posted December 15, 2012 Nice grouping.Were Navy Crosses every named? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY Militaria Posted December 15, 2012 Share #9 Posted December 15, 2012 That is quite a citation. Looking forward to hearing more on this group when you finish research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share #10 Posted December 16, 2012 Andrew, he was actually flying in a PB4Y-1(Bureau Number 32280-'Miller's High Life'), the USN version of the Liberator. Alan Carey's great book "Above an Angry Sea" has an outstanding five page description of the mission and ordeal of this crew, he really deserved this honor. Hope this helps, Mark Thank you for this and the other comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share #11 Posted December 16, 2012 First Air Medal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share #12 Posted December 16, 2012 Loose paper and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbornemedals Posted January 15, 2013 Share #13 Posted January 15, 2013 I acquired this group. Can anyone direct me to an operational history online of his unit patrol bombing squadron 101? Did this unit have a squadron patch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted January 15, 2013 Share #14 Posted January 15, 2013 Most of the Navy WWII Unit Diaries ETC are on FOLD3.COM . It requires a subscription and worth every penny. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted January 15, 2013 Share #15 Posted January 15, 2013 Here is an article about him in the USNI Proceedings http://www.usni.org/magazines/navalhistory/2010-02/two-coconuts-and-navy-cross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted January 15, 2013 Share #16 Posted January 15, 2013 http://www.vpnavy.com/vp101_1940.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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