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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, a Group of Awards for Gallantry and Meritorious Service to First Sergeant J. A. White U.S. Army, 1st. Air Cavalry Division, Vietnam:
(a) Distinguished Flying Cross, with copied bestowal document (1966) and citation ... "Vietnam, 1965 .. as air gunner of an armed helicopter ... intense automatic fire received from a well conceived bunker complex ... Staff Sergeant White's superior gunnery inflicted serious losses and damage to enemy troops".
(b) Air Medal and four Oak Leaf Clusters, with original bestowal documents (1966, 1968, 1969), and citations ... "Vietnam ... in support of combat ground forces 3 November 1965 to 17 May 1966 ... twenty-five aerial missions".
(c) Bronze Star and two Clusters.
(d) Army Commendation Medal and three Oak Leaf Clusters with original bestowal documents (1966-2, 1969, 1974) and some citations ... " An Khe, Vietnam, 1 November 1965 to June 1966 ... co-ordination between tower and Army Airfield and Golf Course Heliport ... as Flight Operations Co-ordinator; Vietnam, June 1969 to 31 August 1969; Fort Riley, Kansas 4 May 1973 to January 1974".
(e) Purple Heart with original bestowal certificate (1968), shrapnel wound during ground attack on Vinh Long Army Airfield.
(f) Medals for Good Conduct 5th. Award, National Defense, Armed Forces Expeditionary Service, Vietnam Service.
(g) REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM, Campaign Medal, Cross of Gallantry 5th. Award, Vietnam Staff Medal, the group very fine and better
(h) Various badges, emblems and achievement awards, mounted ribands in two blocks, a number of original documents including training, achievement and efficiency certificates and diplomas, Presidential Unit Citation, Valorous Unit Award, copied service record and a large coloured photograph of the recipient
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(a) Distinguished Flying Cross, with copied bestowal document (1966) and citation ... "Vietnam, 1965 .. as air gunner of an armed helicopter ... intense automatic fire received from a well conceived bunker complex ... Staff Sergeant White's superior gunnery inflicted serious losses and damage to enemy troops".
(b) Air Medal and four Oak Leaf Clusters, with original bestowal documents (1966, 1968, 1969), and citations ... "Vietnam ... in support of combat ground forces 3 November 1965 to 17 May 1966 ... twenty-five aerial missions".
(c) Bronze Star and two Clusters.
(d) Army Commendation Medal and three Oak Leaf Clusters with original bestowal documents (1966-2, 1969, 1974) and some citations ... " An Khe, Vietnam, 1 November 1965 to June 1966 ... co-ordination between tower and Army Airfield and Golf Course Heliport ... as Flight Operations Co-ordinator; Vietnam, June 1969 to 31 August 1969; Fort Riley, Kansas 4 May 1973 to January 1974".
(e) Purple Heart with original bestowal certificate (1968), shrapnel wound during ground attack on Vinh Long Army Airfield.
(f) Medals for Good Conduct 5th. Award, National Defense, Armed Forces Expeditionary Service, Vietnam Service.
(g) REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM, Campaign Medal, Cross of Gallantry 5th. Award, Vietnam Staff Medal, the group very fine and better
(h) Various badges, emblems and achievement awards, mounted ribands in two blocks, a number of original documents including training, achievement and efficiency certificates and diplomas, Presidential Unit Citation, Valorous Unit Award, copied service record and a large coloured photograph of the recipient
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