Presidential Citation Medal

[Lance Fry]

My father recently passed away, I have been trying to get the Presidential Citation Award for him but was recently denied.  His 20 missions were March 1945 - May 1945.  The Air Force is saying this time period may be outside the time frame for the being awarded this medal.

He was with the 15th Air Corps, 49th Wing, 484th group, 824 Squadron. 

Can anyone help me know if he should or should not be awarded this medal. 

[oly484]

Sorry, but he doesn't qualify for a Presidential Unit Citation award. The two missions that qualify are June 13, 1944 and Aug. 21, 1944.

On 13 Jun 1944 a heavy smoke screen prevented the group from bombing marshalling yards at Munich; however, in spite of severe damage from flak and interceptors, and despite heavy gunfire encountered at the alternate target, the group bombed marshalling yards at Innsbruck and received a PUC for its persistent action.

The group received a second PUC for performance on 21 Aug 1944 when, unescorted, the organization fought its way through intense opposition to attack underground oil storage installations in Vienna.