During World War II, Robert York became a U.S. Army Air Forces ACE, credited with shooting down 5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat. Earning a law degree after the war, he continued his service in the U.S. Army Reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel.
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During World War II, Robert York became a U.S. Army Air Forces ACE, credited with shooting down 5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat. Earning a law degree after the war, he continued his service in the U.S. Army Reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel.
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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Robert Miles York (ASN: 0-804091), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-40 Warhawk Fighter Airplane of the 370th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group, EIGHTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant York, 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.