<Li> 99th Fighter Squadron: 12--14 May 1944: for successful air strikes against Monte Cassino, Italy </Li> <Li> 332nd Fighter Group (and its 99th, 100th, and 301st Fighter Squadrons): March 24th 1945: for a bomber escort mission to Berlin, during which pilots of the 100th FS shot down three enemy ME - 262 jets . The 302nd Fighter Squadron did not receive this award as it had been disbanded on March 6th 1945 . </Li> <Li> At least one Silver Star </Li> <Li> 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses to 95 Airmen; Captain William A. Campbell was awarded two . </Li>

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