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CONFIDENTIAL

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eight (8) of the highly touted enemy jet-propelled aircraft with only one (1) loss sustained by the 332nd Fighter Group. Leaving the target area and enroute to base after the completion of their primary task, aircraft of the group conducted strafing attacks against enemy ground installations and transportation with the resultant damage of two (2) locomotives and three (3) railroad cars. By the conspicuous gallantry, professional skill and determination of the pilots, together with the outstanding technical skill and devotion to duty of the ground personnel, the 332nd Fighter Group has reflected great credit upon itself and the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

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