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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Regiment:

    XII Bomber Command

    Division:

    12th Air Force

    Action Date:

    World War II

    Headquarters, XII Bomber Command, General Orders No. 24 (October 2, 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 Eugene L. Cantley (ASN: 15117210), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as a member of the Air Crew of a Bomber in the XII Bomber Command, TWELFTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations, in 1943. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Sergeant Cantley, 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.