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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Captain (Air Corps)

    Division:

    15th Air Force

    Action Date:

    February 21, 1945

    Headquarters, 15th Air Force, General Orders No. 2125 (April 6, 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 Silver Star to Captain (Air Corps) Percy H. Kramer (ASN: 0-677287), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with the FIFTEENTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, on or about 21 February 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Kramer, 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.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Captain (Air Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War

    Action Date:

    February 21 – May 1945

    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 38397

    Captain (Air Corps) Percy H. Kramer (ASN: 0-677287), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces after he was shot down on or about February 21, 1945 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military Control at the end of hostilities in May 1945.