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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Batallion:

    428th Bombardment Squadron

    Regiment:

    310th Bombardment Group (M)

    Division:

    12th Air Force

    Action Date:

    March 10, 1945

    Headquarters, 12th Air Force, General Orders No. 113 (May 26, 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Jordan Ellsworth Keister (ASN: 0-1012805), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as a member of the Air Crew of a B-25 Mitchell Bomber in the 428th Bombardment Squadron, 310th Bombardment Group (Medium), TWELFTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, on or about 10 March 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Keister, 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.