Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Barney
McKinney
Giles
September 13, 1892

–

May 6, 1984

Cemetery:

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery

Barney Giles and his twin, Benjamin Franklin Giles, both rose to General Officer rank in combat assignments. He retired as a U.S. Army Air Forces Lieutenant General in 1946.

Awards Received

  • Navy Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    World War II

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant General Barney McKinney Giles (ASN: 0-10828), United States Army Air Forces, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States during World War II. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Lieutenant General Giles and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    March 1942 – March 1943
    War Department, General Orders No. 36 (May 10, 1945)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant General Barney McKinney Giles (ASN: 0-10828), United States Army Air Forces, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding General of the 4th Air Service Area Command from March 1942 to March 1943. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Lieutenant General Giles and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    April 30 – August 1, 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 110 (November 27, 1945)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant General Barney McKinney Giles (ASN: 0-10828), United States Army Air Forces, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding General of the Army Air Force in the Pacific Areas from 30 April 1945 to 1 August 1945. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Lieutenant General Giles and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Army Air Corps

    Rank:

    Major (Air Corps), [then Captain]

    Batallion:

    20th Bombardment Squadron

    Action Date:

    February 9, 1936
    War Department, General Orders No. 1 (1937)

    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 Major (Air Corps), [then Captain] Barney McKinney Giles (ASN: 0-10828), U.S. Army Air Corps, for extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight, as a member of the 20th Bombardment Squadron, in flight from Concord, New Hampshire to East Brewster, Massachusetts and return on the night of 9 February 1936. Having been notified that seven Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees were stranded on an ice floe in Cape Cod Bay, Major Giles, accompanied by an officer and two enlisted men, took off in an airplane during the hours of darkness, under dangerous flying conditions due to weather, and successfully located the men, dropped a message to them, and reported their location, thereby being chiefly responsible for saving their lives.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    March 1943 – April 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 36 (May 10, 1945)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant General Barney McKinney Giles (ASN: 0-10828), United States Army Air Forces, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Director of Military Requirements and Assistant Chief of Air Staff for Operations; Chief of Air Staff; and subsequently as Deputy Commander of the Army Air Forces from March 1943 to April 1945. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Lieutenant General Giles and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.