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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Regiment:

    XII Air Support Command

    Division:

    12th Air Force

    Action Date:

    World War II

    Headquarters, XII Air Support Command, General Orders No. 8 (March 3, 1943)

    (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 Sergeant James E. Wofford (ASN: 19002180), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with the XII Air Support Command, TWELFTH Air Force, in operations in the North Africa Theater of Operations, in 1942 and 1943. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Sergeant Wofford, 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.