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"Gasport Flier Gets 3rd Award"
"The award was made by Lt.-Gen. George C. Kenney, commanding the Fifth Air Force, who notified Mr. and Mrs. O'Neill in a letter commending their son's achievements
'This award was made in recognition of his courageous, fearless service to his combat organization, his fellow American airmen, his country, his home and to you. the letter said.
'Your son was decorated for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial fights in the Southwest Pacific area. Almost every hour of the day your son, and the sons of other Americans, are making a very real and very tangible contribution to a victory and to peace.
'I would like to tell you how genuinely proud I am to have men such as your son in my command, and how gratified I am to know that young Americans with such courage and resourcefulness are fighting our country's battle against the aggressor nations.'
Lt. O'Neill who recently was credited with shooting down a Japan Zero on his birthday, [March 28, 1943, his second aerial victory claim] has been oversea since September [1942]..."
Credit: Lockport Union-Sun & Journal Date: 1943
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