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Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Staff Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    August 22, 1944 – May 1945

    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 21809

    Staff Sergeant John F. Litcher (ASN: 32676725), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces during fighting in Europe on or about August 22, 1944and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military Control at the end of hostilities in May 1945.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Staff Sergeant

    Division:

    15th Air Force

    Action Date:

    August 22, 1944

    Headquarters, 15th Air Force, General Orders No. 3674 (September 27, 1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Staff Sergeant John F. Litcher (ASN: 32676725), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as a member of the Air Crew of a Bomber in the FIFTEENTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, on or about 22 August 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Staff Sergeant Litcher, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.