Dudley D. Handord

Staff Sergeant, U. S. Army Air Force

Silver Star

GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, VII Bomber Command, General Orders No. 62 (July 30, 1942)
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Staff Sergeant Dudley D. Handord, Jr. (ASN: 6298982), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action as a combat crew member of a United States Heavy Bomber in the 431st Bombardment Squadron, 11th Bombardment Group (Heavy), SEVENTH Air Force, in the Battle of Midway between 3 and 7 June 1942.