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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Master Sergeant

    Division:

    20th Air Force

    Action Date:

    World War II

    Headquarters, Twentieth U.S. Army Air Force, General Orders No. 25 (February 4, 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Master Sergeant John Prentice Irons (ASN: 38096492), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Flight Engineer in a B-29 Bomber with the TWENTIETH Air Force in 1945. Master Sergeant Irons’ unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 20th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.