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WWII French Croix de Guerre w/Palm

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WWII French Croix de Guerre with Palm.  Although unnamed, this came from the estate of Colonel USAF retired Cornelius Chima who was a B-17 Pilot during WWII. Other items in this auction includes medals from him, his brother Virgil who was KIA as a B-17 Co-Pilot and his brother Nicholas who was a USAAF Navigator and his brother George who served in the US Army and was wounded. All Four Brothers served in Europe during WWII. Cornelius was in the 332nd Squadron of the 91sr Bomb Group. Virgil was in the 702nd Squadron of the 445th Bomb Group.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

This is one of the hardest awards to verify in the United States because foreign awards were not typically entered onto personal records following World War II and was also made difficult by the 1973 fire at the National Archives. This Award was created in 1915 is a French Military award commonly bestowed upon foreign military forces. It can either be awarded as a unit award or as an individual award for distinguished service for acts of heroism during combat with the enemy.