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Dej, Czeslaw

Date of birth:
March 8th, 1915 (Przysucha)
Date of death:
May 14th, 1999 (Placerville/California, United States)
Service number:
76660
Nationality:
Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Flying Officer
Unit:
No. 300 (Masovian) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
September 5th, 1942
Citation:
"This officer has carried out 23 sorties (16 have been over Germany) involving 137 hours flying. He has displayed coolness in emergency and, on many occasions, has shown great determination in reaching his target under difficult navigational conditions. His keenness, both during operations and trainin periods, is outstanding and his personal courage is largely responsible for the high standard of morale prevailing in the unit. On his last operational sortie, Flight Lieutenant [sic] Dej's aircraft was compelled to descend on to the sea but his cheerful courage, common sense and unselfishness were a great inspiration to his crew."

Award approved 5 September 1942.
Recommendation drafted 24 July 1941.
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 13th, 1941

No. 9044
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny

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