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Who was the only member of the AVG Flying Tigers to receive the Distinguished Service Cross in WWII?

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If I recall correctly, Tex Hill received the DSC.

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Incorrect answer!
No pony for you :shock:

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Chennault maybe? Otherwise I'm stumpified....and I soooo wanted a pony...

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Zachary wrote:
If I recall correctly, Tex Hill received the DSC.

He did. As did John Alison.
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Nope.
you have to earn the pony :idea: :wink:

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He did. As did John Alison

Wrong-o and also John Alison wasn't in the AVG.

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Tex Hill was in the AVG - yes?

Tex Hill received the DSC - yes?

So in what way is the answer "Wrong-o"?
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And we stand (or sit) by as we pause for a station break.

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Jack Cook wrote:
Who was the only member of the AVG Flying Tigers to receive the Distinguished Service Cross in WWII?

Okay, so Hill received his DSC post-WWII.

And the answer is..............?
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"God is My Copilot" author Robert Scott????

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Scott wasn't in the AVG and was awarded the Silver Star.
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Bruce Holloway?
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Frank Adkins.

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You guys are lame :roll: :roll:
Bruce Holloway wasn't in the AVG and Adkins was in the Navy.
3rd Sqd crew chief Henry Olson got his wings and flew P-47s in the 396th FS 368th FG 9th AF in 1944-45.
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1Lt Olson after downing a FW-190 on June 13, 1944 8)

OLSON, HENRY L.
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Henry L. Olson (0-815376), First Lieutenant (Air Corps), U.S. Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-47 Fighter Airplane in the 396th Fighter Squadron, 368th Fighter Group, NINTH Air Force, in aerial combat against enemy forces on 20 October 1944. First Lieutenant Olson's unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 9th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.
Headquarters: U.S. Strategic Forces in Europe, General Orders No. 55 (1945)

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