Balchen, Bernt

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Date of birth:: October 23rd, 1899 (Tveit, Norway)
Date of death:: October 17th, 1973 (Mount Kisco, New York, USA)
Buried on:: Arlington National Cemetery
Plot: 2. Grave: 4969.
Nationality:: American

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Soldier's Medal (SM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lieutenant Colonel
Awarded on:: February 8th, 1943

War Department General Orders No. 6

Distinguished Service Medal - Air Force

Rank:: Colonel
Awarded on:: November 7th, 1956

Department of the Air Force, General Orders No. 68

Sources

- Bernt Balchen - Hall of Valor: Medal of Honor, Silver Star, U.S. Military Awards

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