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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Captain (Air Corps)

    Action Date:

    December 5, 1943 – June 3, 1946

    Headquarters, Alaskan Department, General Orders No. 129 (June 24, 1946)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain (Air Corps) Solomon Uffe (ASN: 0-808611), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in the Territory of Alaska from 5 December 1943 to 3 June 1946. His outstanding courage and dedication to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.