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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Batallion:

    391st Fighter Squadron

    Regiment:

    366th Fighter Group

    Division:

    9th Air Force

    Action Date:

    December 19, 1944

    Headquarters, 9th Air Force, General Orders No. 195 (October 26, 1945)

    (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) James M. Colbroth (ASN: 0-763497), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a Fighter Airplane with the 391st Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Group, NINTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, on or about 19 December 1944.. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Colbroth, 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.