Lieutenant Glenn McGaffigan, son of Mrs. Hattie McGaffigan, San Antonio, Texas

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Identifier

20037515

Description

San Antonio Man Ends Combat Tour. Second Lieutenant Glenn McGaffigan, son of Mrs. Hattie McGaffigan, San Antonio, Texas, has arrived in the United States after completing a combat tour as pilot of the India-China Division, Air Transport Command. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), Air Medal and Distinguished Unit Badge for 300 hours of operational flight over the "Hump" along air routes between India and China. Photograph of Second Lieutenant Glenn McGaffigan dressed in his military uniform. Published Fort Worth Star-Telegram Morning Edition March 7, 1945.

Archival Date

1945-02-28

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-549

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Subjects

Soldiers; Military air pilots; Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Unit Badge