P-59A Posted March 15, 2021 Share #1 Posted March 15, 2021 I have kit that belonged to Sgt. Partin. Matt was good enough to do some digging and came up with this. Different commands had different policy's on awarding the Air Medal. Does anyone know what the policy was for 15th USAAF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItemCo16527 Posted March 15, 2021 Share #2 Posted March 15, 2021 If i remember right, near the end of the war, their policy was an Air Medal after the first 5 missions, then one for every 10 missions thereafter. I'll try to find a link to the award criteria for the DFC and Air Medal I found online last summer and post it here. Edit: There's no direct link, but I attached the PDF here. WWIIDFCandAirMedalCriteriaChronological.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-59A Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted March 15, 2021 12 minutes ago, ItemCo16527 said: If i remember right, near the end of the war, their policy was an Air Medal after the first 5 missions, then one for every 10 missions thereafter. I'll try to find a link to the award criteria for the DFC and Air Medal I found online last summer and post it here. Edit: There's no direct link, but I attached the PDF here. WWIIDFCandAirMedalCriteriaChronological.pdf 431.6 kB · 0 downloads Thanks!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItemCo16527 Posted March 16, 2021 Share #4 Posted March 16, 2021 You're welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skysoldier80 Posted March 16, 2021 Share #5 Posted March 16, 2021 Funny, the same unit differences apply today. Some u it’s follow guidelines, while others use as a End of Tour Award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodymyster Posted March 17, 2021 Share #6 Posted March 17, 2021 My neighbor's dad was in 15AF, 55BW, 460th Bomb Group. He was given three air medals for 34 missions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodymyster Posted March 17, 2021 Share #7 Posted March 17, 2021 The awards were listed as 1. For meritorious achievement from 11/6/44 to 12/18/44 6 missions in time frame 2. For meritorious achievement from 12/20/44 to 1/7/45 4 missions in time frame 3. For meritorious achievement from 2/8/45 to 3/23/45 10 missions in time frame His last mission was april 19, 1945 Hope this helps a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-59A Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted March 17, 2021 45 minutes ago, Woodymyster said: The awards were listed as 1. For meritorious achievement from 11/6/44 to 12/18/44 6 missions in time frame 2. For meritorious achievement from 12/20/44 to 1/7/45 4 missions in time frame 3. For meritorious achievement from 2/8/45 to 3/23/45 10 missions in time frame His last mission was april 19, 1945 Hope this helps a little. Thanks Woody, If you open up that PDF link then open it at the bottom of your page a nightmare of things well befall your eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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