[Photo] Brigadier General Jesse Auton, General Dwight Eisenhower, Lieutenant General Carl Spaatz, Major General James Doolittle, Major General William E. Kepner, Colonel Donald M. Blakeslee, RAF Debden, Essex, England, United Kingdom, 11 Apr 1944. VIPs were present for the presentation of Blakeslee with the Distinguished Service Cross

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Brigadier General Jesse Auton, General Dwight Eisenhower, Lieutenant General Carl Spaatz, Major General James Doolittle, Major General William E. Kepner, Colonel Donald M. Blakeslee, RAF Debden, Essex, England, United Kingdom, 11 Apr 1944. VIPs were present for the presentation of Blakeslee with the Distinguished Service Cross ww2dbase

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11 Apr 1944

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Essex, England, United Kingdom

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David Stubblebine says:
18 Jan 2013 01:45:21 AM

Brigadier General Jesse Auton, Commanding Officer of the 65th Fighter Wing; General Dwight D Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander; Lieutenant General Carl Spaatz, Commanding Officer of the Strategic Air Forces in Europe; Major General James Doolittle, Commanding Officer of the 8th Air Force; Major General William E Kepner, Commanding Officer of the 8th Air Force Fighter Command; Colonel Donald M Blakeslee, Commanding Officer of the 4th Fighter Group

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