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 Samuel Smith, WWII Vet,
Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
Former Army Air Corps 2nd Lt. Samuel W.
Smith, 360th Bombardment Squadron B-17 aircraft commander,
was presented the Distinguished Flying Cross by Maj. Gen.
Timothy Zadalis (left), Air Education and Training Command
director of Intelligence, Operations and Nuclear
Integration, in a ceremony at Bldg. 100 at Joint Base San
Antonio-Randolph, August 24, 2012.
During WWII, Lieutenant
Smith's display of exemplary knowledge and outstanding
Airmanship under extreme and hazardous conditions culminated
in the successful landing of his damaged aircraft upon a
return from a mission to Hopston, Germany.
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