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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade James Hedger Cales (NSN: 0-315554), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Fighter Pilot in Bombing Fighting Squadron SEVENTEEN (VBF-17), over the Tokyo area on 25 February 1945.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    September 4, 1945 – September 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade James Hedger Cales (NSN: 0-315554), United States Navy, was captured by Japanese forces during World War II, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in September 1945.