UPL 21705
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Debden Airfield. General Dwight Eisenhower pinning the DFC on Captain Don Gentile's tunic. Colonel Don Blakeslee (right) is soon to be awarded with the same. This is when the general famously called Gentile a "one-man air force".
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group) No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885264
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot, Commanding Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Highest Rank: General
- Role/Job: Supreme Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885109
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
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ContributorWD-C Mustang
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations
Sources
'Great American Fighter Pilots of WWII' by Robert Loomis.