During World War II, Leroy Schreiber became a U.S. Army Air Forces DOUBLE ACE, credited with shooting down 12 enemy aircraft in aerial combat, before he was himself shot down and killed in action on April 15, 1944.
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During World War II, Leroy Schreiber became a U.S. Army Air Forces DOUBLE ACE, credited with shooting down 12 enemy aircraft in aerial combat, before he was himself shot down and killed in action on April 15, 1944.
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(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 Captain (Air Corps) Leroy Adolph Schreiber (ASN: 0-401242), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-47 Fighter Airplane in the 62d Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, EIGHTH Air Force, in aerial combat against enemy forces on 20 February 1944, in the European Theater of Operations. On this date as Captain Schreiber shot down three enemy aircraft in a single engagement. Captain Schreiber’s unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 8th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.