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Honours and Awards, 3rd September, 1939, to 31st December, 1946 Includes Honours and Awards made to — (i) New Zealanders in Royal Air Force in all theatres. (ii) R.N.Z.A.F. attached to Royal Air Force in all theatres. (iii) R.N.Z.A.F. in the Pacific. (iv) R.N.Z.A.F. in New Zealand. Victoria Cross (V.C.) ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (K.8.E.) 1 Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.8.) .. .. 2 Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.8.E.) .. 9 Bar to Distinguished Service Order (D.5.0.) .. .. .. .. 4 Distinguished Service Order .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (0.8. E.) .. .. 34 Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (M.8.E.) .. .. 66 Military Cross (M.C.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Second Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.) .. .. .. .. 4 Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross .. .. .. .. .. 80 Distinguished Flying Cross .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,014 Bar to Air Force Cross (A.F.C.) .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Air Force Cross .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 102 Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (C.G.M.) .. .. .. .. .. 5 George Medal (G.M.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Military Medal (M.M.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Bar to Distinguished Flying Medal (D.F.M.) .. .. .. .. 1 Distinguished Flying Medal .. .. .. .. .. .. 179 Air Force Medal (A.F.M.) .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Mentions in Despatches .. .. .. .. .. .. 572 Special Commendations .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 Foreign Awards United States Legion of Merit: Degree of Commander .. .. .. 2 United States Legion of Merit: Degree of Officer .. .. .. .. 4 United States Legion of Merit: Degree of Legionnaire .. .. .. 2 United States Distinguished Flying Cross .. .. .. .. .. 18 United States Bronze Star Medal .. .. .. .. .. 2 United States Air Medal .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Polish Yirtute Militari .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 French Croix de Guerre .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 Belgian Croix de Guerre .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Order of Lenin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Netherlands Flying Cross .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Order of Crown of Yugoslavia .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 White Eagle of Yugoslavia .. .. . . .. .. .. 2 Norwegian War Cross .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Czechoslovakian War Cross .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

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