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Wingfoot
1st Lt. Joseph Borkowski, Troop B, 116th Squadron
Bronze Star
On 20 February 1945, in Germany, in the face of continuous fire and increased danger from enemy mine fields and booby traps, 1st Lt. Borkowski unhesitatingly and voluntarily led a patrol through the mine field to evacuate seriously wounded personnel. He entered military service from Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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