Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
James
A.
Estes

Awards Received

  • Soldier’s Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Batallion:

    46th Bombardment Squadron (M)

    Action Date:

    January 13, 1943
    War Department, General Orders No. 17 (April 2, 1943)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Soldier’s Medal to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) James A. Estes, United States Army Air Forces, for heroism while serving with the 46th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) at United States Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina, on the night of 13 January 1943.