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Tallmadge Ambrose flew a total of 84 missions and was credited with a total of FOUR aircraft destroyed in the air during World War II, all of them in the single mission that earned him the DSC.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Batallion:

    410th Fighter Squadron

    Regiment:

    373d Fighter Group

    Division:

    9th Air Force

    Action Date:

    April 8, 1945

    Headquarters, U.S. Strategic Forces in Europe, General Orders No. 69 (June 14, 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Talmadge Lewis Ambrose (ASN: 0-767060), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-47 Fighter Airplane in the 410th Fighter Squadron, 373d Fighter Group, NINTH Air Force, in aerial combat against enemy forces on 8 April 1945, over Hanover, Germany. On this date First Lieutenant Ambrose shot down a total of FOUR enemy aircraft. His unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 9th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.