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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Captain

    Batallion:

    531st Tactical Fighter Squadron

    Action Date:

    July 11, 1967

    Headquarters, 7th Air Force, Special Orders No. G-172 (January 16, 1968)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain Eugene Fontenot (AFSN: FV-3053126), United States Air Force, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action as a member of the 531st Tactical Fighter Squadron, while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in armed conflict against an opposing armed force in Southeast Asia on 11 July 1967.