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James
B.
Kisner

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander

    Action Date:

    January 17, 1954
    All Hands (February 1955)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander James B. Kisner, United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as pilot of a fighter plane following the engine failure and crash landing of his aircraft at Atlanta, Georgia, on 17 January 1954.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron 791 (VF-791)

    Action Date:

    April 18, 1951
    All Hands (December 1953)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander James B. Kisner, United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as Commanding Officer of Fighter Squadron SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-ONE (VF-791), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 18 April 1951.