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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Batallion:

    98th Bombardment Squadron

    Regiment:

    11th Bombardment Group (H)

    Division:

    13th Air Force

    Action Date:

    World War II

    Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific Area, General Orders No. 27 (January 21, 1943)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Frank T. Waskowitz (ASN: 0-401274), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber of the 98th Bombardment Squadron, 11th Bombardment Group (Heavy), THIRTEENTHS Air Force, in aerial operations in the Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations, in 1942. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Waskowitz, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Batallion:

    98th Bombardment Squadron

    Regiment:

    11th Bombardment Group (H)

    Division:

    13th Air Force

    Action Date:

    September 29, 1942

    Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific Area, General Orders No. 27 (January 21, 1943)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Frank T. Waskowitz (ASN: 0-401274), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as an Officer of a B-17 Heavy Bomber in the 98th Bombardment Squadron, 11th Bombardment Group (H), THIRTEENTH Air Force, while participating in a bombing mission on 29 September 1942, against enemy targets in the Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations. On that date, First Lieutenant Waskowitz’s squadron was in action against Japanese forces while on a bombing mission near Bougainville, New Guinea when his bomber was hit by Japanese anti-aircraft fire that ripped off one of the wings and sent the B-17 crashing into the sea. The personal courage and zealous devotion to duty displayed by First Lieutenant Waskowitz on this occasion, at the cost of his life, have upheld the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the 13th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.