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Pfffftttt! He shouldn't count, as he wasn't with the AVG at the time he was awarded the DSC. Quiz was rigged, rigged I tell ya

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Boyington?

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Ah geez you're killing me
I already gave a answer + Boyington was in the Marines
and the DSC was a Army award.

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Ok I suck. Didn't know the AVG Adkins was in the navy.
Was good history question, I leaned something I didn't know.
This is my only defense for my choice, thought it might be the same guy.

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Frank E. Adkins (AO-421570), Second 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-40 Fighter Airplane in the 17th Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group, FAR EAST Air Force, in aerial combat against enemy forces on 1 March 1942, in the Southwest Pacific War Area. Second Lieutenant Adkins' unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the Far East Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.

Mike

Hi Mike,
That Frank Adkins was a ace and flew in the 17th PS in Java, 41st FS New Guinea and got #4 & #5 n the ETO with the 50th FG.

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Holloway flew as an observer with the AVG prior to July when they were disbanded. But I have no idea when he was awarded his DSC.
Didn't want that old pony anyway

Steve G

Holloway didn't arrive in China until Aug 1942 after the AVG disbanded. His highest combat decoration was the Silver Star

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Did he not fly in the AVG???then joined the marine corps 6 kills I think?

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Your information is probably better than mine:

In January 1942, he went to China for fighter missions with the Flying Tigers, Americans who flew P-40's with distinctive tigershark-teeth markings in missions against the Japanese while under contract to the government of Chiang Kai-shek.

General Holloway was formally an observer on his missions until the Flying Tigers were absorbed into the Fourteenth Air Force in July 1942



Steve the ponyless

PB only downed 2 planes in the AVG. But, were talking about the DSC here meaning AAF. I'm going have to set you up with a Stearman ride to clear your head

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The first AAF were attached to the AVG beginning in May 1942 (Col Scott was an exception).
Lt Romney Masters
Lt Vaden Carnay
Lt James Dumas
Lt Martin Cluck
Lt Dean Carter
Lt Leonard Butsch
Lt Lee Minor
Lt M Wilkinson
Lt W.A. Smith
Lt J.W. Hitchcock
Lt H.L. Krippner, Jr.
Lt J.Q. Stratton,
Lt J.K. Griffin
Lt. H.K. Stuart jr.
Lt J.L. Mikeworth, Jr.,
Lt M. A. Mitchell

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