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Gilormini-Pacheco, Mihiel, Brig Gen USAF(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Yauco, Puerto Rico
Last Address San Juan, Puerto Rico
Date of Passing Jan 29, 1988
Location of Interment Puerto Rico National Cemetery (VA) - Bayamon, Puerto Rico
He flew combat missions in WWII and later was one of the founders of the Puerto Rico ANG.
Synopsis of his Silver Star citation: Awarded for actions during World War II
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Mihiel Gilormini, United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the TWELFTH Air Force during World War II. General Orders: Headquarters, 12th Air Force, General Orders No. 27 (1945) Service: Army Air Forces Division: 12th Air Force
WWII - European Theater of Operations/Northern France Campaign (1944)
From Month/Year
July / 1944
To Month/Year
September / 1944
Description (Northern France Campaign 25 July to 14 September 1944) Bombardment along a five-mile stretch of the German line enabled the Allies to break through on 25 July. While some armored forces drove southward into Brittany, others fanned out to the east and, overcoming a desperate counterattack, executed a pincers movement that trapped many Germans in a pocket at Falaise. The enemy fell back on the Siegfried Line, and by mid-September 1944 nearly all of France had been liberated. During these operations in France, while light and medium bombers and fighter-bomber aircraft of Ninth Air Force had been engaged in close support and interdictory operations, Eighth and Fifteenth Air Forces had continued their strategic bombing.
