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List of recipients from the 100th Bomb Group who received medals in WWII

RachelHC7

My grandpa, Charles W. Howison (profile here 100thbg.com/.../ served in the 8th Air Force, 350th Bomb Squadron. We would like to replacement medals (family member can't find them) so I contacted the appropriate agency and provided them with his enlistment and discharge papers, along with the request form. According to my grandpa and other crew members (no longer alive) they received the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, and the WWII Victory Medal.  Is there any list with names of recipients of any of these medals? Thank you!

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    Thank you for posting your question to History Hub!

    Since you have a copy of Charles W. Howison's discharge papers, you should be able to locate the General Order (GO) number, awarding unit, and date for any awards that he received.  The General Order is the citation of your grandfather receiving the award(s).  Army Air Force General Orders are in the custody of the National Archives at St. Louis.  These records are arranged by unit designation, year, and general order number (GO#), so please provide that information when you submit your request to St. Louis via email at stl.archives@nara.gov.  The research room at the National Archives at St. Louis is open by appointment only.  If you would like to schedule a virtual consultation prior to an onsite visit, please email stlarr.archives@nara.gov.
    We invite you to continue the conversation with community members on History Hub, but should you have follow up questions for the staff at Archives II, please email us at archives2reference@nara.gov so that we can assist you further.

    We hope this assists you with your research!

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    Thank you for posting your question to History Hub!

    Since you have a copy of Charles W. Howison's discharge papers, you should be able to locate the General Order (GO) number, awarding unit, and date for any awards that he received.  The General Order is the citation of your grandfather receiving the award(s).  Army Air Force General Orders are in the custody of the National Archives at St. Louis.  These records are arranged by unit designation, year, and general order number (GO#), so please provide that information when you submit your request to St. Louis via email at stl.archives@nara.gov.  The research room at the National Archives at St. Louis is open by appointment only.  If you would like to schedule a virtual consultation prior to an onsite visit, please email stlarr.archives@nara.gov.
    We invite you to continue the conversation with community members on History Hub, but should you have follow up questions for the staff at Archives II, please email us at archives2reference@nara.gov so that we can assist you further.

    We hope this assists you with your research!

    Sincerely,

    Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR)
    [RR2RR 24-60078-LN]
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