File:Mercado Award 1945.jpg
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[edit]| Description | North Pickingham Airfield, England
Lt. Francisco Mercado, Jr. is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by General Leon W. Johnson in January 1945. Mercado was a Bombardier with the 491st Bombardment Group which was part of the 8th Air Force. General Johnson was a Medal of Honor recipient for leading the 44 BG in the famous low altitude Ploesti Oil Refinery raid in August 1943. At the time of this photo, Johnson was commander of the 14th Combat Wing which was composed of several B-24 Bomb Groups of the 2nd Air Division of the 8th Air Force based in England. |
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U.S. Government |
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January 1945 |
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United States Army Air Force |
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