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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Batallion:

    35th Fighter Squadron

    Regiment:

    89th Fighter Group

    Division:

    5th Air Force

    Action Date:

    December 3, 1942

    Headquarters, V Fighter Command, General Orders No. 5 (February 16, 1942)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) William Graham Bennett (ASN: 0-432131), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a Fighter Airplane in the 35th Fighter Squadron, 89th Fighter Group, FIFTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations, on or about 3 December 1942. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, 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.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Batallion:

    35th Fighter Squadron

    Regiment:

    89th Fighter Group

    Division:

    5th Air Force

    Action Date:

    World War II

    Headquarters, 5th Air Force, General Orders No. 10 (September 2, 1942)

    (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 First Lieutenant (Air Corps) William Graham Bennett (ASN: 0-432131), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a Fighter Airplane in the 35th Fighter Squadron, 89th Fighter Group, FIFTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations, in 1942. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, 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.