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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Regiment:

    7th Bomber Command

    Division:

    7th Air Force

    Action Date:

    World War II

    Headquarters, VII Bomber Command, General Orders No. 63 (August 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 First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Roy R. Bright (ASN: 0-420869), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with the 7th Bomber Command, SEVENTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations, in 1943. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, 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.