DeCoster, James V.
- Date of birth:
- December 22nd, 1922
- Date of death:
- January 13th, 1988
- Nationality:
- American
Biography
Servicenumber 0751106.
James Decoster flew on the Boeing B-29 "20th CENTURY UNLIMITED", during the Second World War.
Decoster died o January 13th, 1980 and lies buried at the Riverside National Cemetery in plot: 19A 0 3907.
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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 1st Lieutenant
- Unit:
- 45th Bombardment Squadron, 40th Bombardment Group, 20th Air Force
- Awarded on:
- April 9th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 1st Lieutenant
- Unit:
- 45th Bombardment Squadron, 40th Bombardment Group, 20th Air Force
- Awarded on:
- August 3rd, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- First Lieutenant
- Unit:
- 45th Bombardment Squadron, 40th Bombardment Group, 20th Air Force
- Awarded on:
- August 25th, 1945
Received as a bronze oak leaf.
Sources
- Photo 1: National Archives
- Photo: NARA
- - General Orders No. 44, 25 August 1944, Headquarters 20th Air Force
- 40th Bombardment Group History Reports, August 1945
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