World War II Honoree

Jack Albert Musick

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED IN THE AIR FORCES AND SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER AS A B-26 'MARAUDER' MEDIUM BOMBER PILOT. ASSIGNED TO THE 320TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 12TH AIR FORCE. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH 'GERMANY' CLASP. AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENTIAL (DISTINGUISHED) UNIT CITATION WITH BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTER FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION BY HIS UNIT ON MAY 12, 1944 WHILE BOMBING ENEMY CONCENTRATIONS NEAR FONDI, ITALY TO SUPPORT THE FIFTH ARMY DRIVE ON ROME IN THE FACE OF INTENSE ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE; A SECOND AWARD FOR ATTACKS ON MARCH 15, 1945 AGAINST THE SIEGFRIED LINE TO ENABLE A BREAKTHROUGH BY THE SEVENTH ARMY. AWARDED THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM FOR OPERATIONS BY HIS UNIT IN CENTRAL ITALY DURING APRIL TO JUNE 1944.