Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Batallion:

    5th Fighter Squadron

    Regiment:

    52d Fighter Group

    Division:

    15th Air Force

    Action Date:

    February 19, 1944

    Headquarters, 15th Air Force, General Orders No. 1863 (July 15, 1944)

    (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) William Douglas Gahagan (ASN: 0-790649), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a Fighter Airplane of the 5th Fighter Squadron, 52d Fighter Group, FIFTEEN Air Force, in aerial operations in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations during World War II. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Gahagan, 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.