Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Pilot Officer

Unit:

No. 77 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

June 2nd, 1944

Citation:
"Pilot Officer Ledger has completed a tour of operational duty during which he participated against such heavily defended targets as Hamburg and Berlin. On two occasions he has been engaged by enemy fighters. The first, in May 1943, when over Dusseldorf, his aircraft was subjected to an attack by six Junkers 88s, two of which were repulsed and the remainder evaded. A cool and capable air gunner, he has at all times displayed courage and devotion to duty."

LG 36542/2537.