Captain (Air Corps) Michael Joseph Quirk (ASN: 0-790712), United States Army Air Forces, was shot down and captured by German forces on 10 September 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military Control in March 1945.
Captain (Air Corps) Michael Joseph Quirk (ASN: 0-790712), United States Army Air Forces, was shot down and captured by German forces on 10 September 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military Control in March 1945.
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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 Silver Star to Captain (Air Corps) Michael Joseph Quirk (ASN: 0-790712), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt Fighter Airplane of the 62d Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, EIGHTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Quirk, 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.