During World War II, Donald Quigley became a U.S. Army Air Forces ACE, credited with shooting down 5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat, before he was himself shot down, captured, and interned as a Prisoner of War.
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During World War II, Donald Quigley became a U.S. Army Air Forces ACE, credited with shooting down 5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat, before he was himself shot down, captured, and interned as a Prisoner of War.
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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 Major (Air Corps) Donald Loring Quigley (ASN: 0-432207), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-40 Warhawk Fighter Airplane of the 75th Fighter Squadron, 23d Fighter Group, FOURTEENTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations, during World War II. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Major Quigley, 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.
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Major (Air Corps) Donald Loring Quigley (ASN: 0-432207), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by Japanese forces after he was shot down on 10 August 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military Control at the end of hostilities in September 1945.