MR. William S (Billy) Shaw, Kingsport Tennessee USA

Lt. William S. Shaw
756th Bomb Squadron, 459th Bomb Group
March 2, 1944 to July 8, 1944

Awards and Medals
Award Date General Order # HQ of G. O.
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Air Medal 8 Apr 44 183 15th Air Force
1 OLC (Bronze) 7 May 44 378 15th Air Force
2 OLC (Bronze) 7 May 44 375 15th Air Force
3 OLC (Bronze) 8 June 44 909 15th Air Force
4 OLC (Bronze) 7 July 44 1661 15th Air Force
5 OLC (Silver) Recommended 13 July 44
Distinguished Flying Cross 8 Aug 44 2409 15th Air Force
Presidential Unit Citation Badge 2 Sept 44 3036 HQ, HVAF
EAME Ribbon 13 Jul 43, WD Cir# 160
Italian Battle Star 20 Mar 44, Secret Ltr, Hqrs NATOUS 200.6/63

My 459th
Mission Mission Date Location Target Lead
1 1 02 Mar Velletri, Italy Troops Munn
2 3 07 Mar Viterbo, Italy A/D Munn
3 5 15 Mar Cassino, Italy Town Munn
4** 6 17 Mar Vienna, Austria City Munn
5 8 19 Mar Klagenfurt, Austria A/D Lively
6 10 24 Mar Rimini, Italy M/Y Lively
7 12 28 Mar Verona, Italy M/Y Lee
8 13 29 Mar Milan, Italy M/Y Christy
9** 17 04 Apr Bucharest, Romania M/Y Christy
10 18 07 Apr Bologna, Italy M/Y Munn
11** 20 13 Apr Budapest, Hungary A/D Warren
12 22 16 Apr Turnu Severin, Romania M/Y Munn
13 23 17 Apr Sofia, Bulgaria M/Y Munn
14 24 20 Apr Trieste, Italy M/Y Lee
15** 27* 24 Apr Bucharest, Romania M/Y Casey
16 28 25 Apr Turin, Italy A/C Fact Lively
17 30 29 Apr Toulon, France Mun Fact Lively
18** 32* 05 May Ploesti, Romania M/Y Casey
19 35 12 May La Spezia, Italy Harbor Munn
20 41 23 May Marino, Italy Troops Christy
21 43 25 May Piacenza, Italy A/D Warren
22 45 27 May Montpelier, France A/D Lee
23 47 29 May Prijedor, Yugoslavia Troops Christy
24 48 29 May Livno, Yugoslavia Troops Christy
25** 49 30 May Wels, Austria A/D Lively
26** 51 02 Jun Miskolc, Hungary M/Y Casey
27 53 04 Jun Genoa, Italy M/Y Warren
28** 54* 06 Jun Brazov, Romania M/Y MacNamara
29** 58 11 Jun Giurgiu, Romania RR Term Lively
30 62* 24 Jun Craiova, Romania RR Depot Knepper
31 63 25 Jun Avignon, France M/Y Lively
32** 64 26 Jun Moosbierbaum, Austria O/R Warren
33 65 28 Jun Karlovo, Bulgaria A/D Munn
34 66 30 Jun Odertal, Germany Inc Christy
35** 67 02 Jul Budapest, Hungary M/Y Christy
36** 70 07 Jul Odertal, Germany O/R Lively
37** 71 08 Jul Munchendorf, Austria A/D Warren

In Honor of a true American hero.