Throughout his time in Europe, Lou completed 75 reconnaissance missions, was awarded The Air Medal with 10 oak leaf clusters, and the Distinquished Flying Cross. He managed to keep or find many of the offical documentation of the honors he received.
Collection of the Ninth Air Force Public Relations Office press releases that were sent home.
| First Oak Leaf Cluster | Ninth Air Force Public Relations Office press release for awarding of his First Oak Leaf Cluster on December 13th, 1944. |
| Second Oak Leaf Cluster and Promotion | Ninth Air Force Public Relations Office press release for awarding of his Second Oak Leaf Cluster on February 2nd, 1945, and promotion on February 15th, 1945. |
| Fourth Oak Leaf Cluster | Ninth Air Force Public Relations Office press release for awarding of his Fourth Oak Leaf Cluster on March 1st, 1945. |
Official records of rewards received along with promotion and mission logs from 1945.
| Air Medal | XXIX Tactical Air Command (Prov) award document for Air Medal awarded on November 25th, 1944 |
| 1st Oak Leaf Cluster | XXIX Tactical Air Command (Prov) award document for 1st Oak Leaf Cluster awarded on December 13th, 1944 |
| 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster | XXIX Tactical Air Command (Prov) award document for 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster awarded on February 2nd, 1945 |
| 3rd and 4th Oak Leaf Clusters | XXIX Tactical Air Command (Prov) award document for 3rd and 4th Oak Leaf Clusters awarded on March 1st, 1945 |
| 5th and 6th Oak Leaf Clusters | XXIX Tactical Air Command (Prov) award document for 5th and 6th Oak Leaf Clusters awarded on April 25th, 1945 |
| 7th and 8th Oak Leaf Clusters | XXIX Tactical Air Command (Prov) award document for 7th and 8th Oak Leaf Clusters awarded on May 16th, 1945 |
| 9th Oak Leaf Cluster | IX Tactical Air Command award document for 9th Oak Leaf Cluster awarded on June 30th, 1945 |
| 10th Oak Leaf Cluster | IX Tactical Air Command award document for 10th Oak Leaf Cluster awarded on June 30th, 1945 |
| Promotion | Record of Promotion of Louis Murtha and John O'Brien from 2nd lieutenant to 1st lieutenant on February 15th, 1945. |
| Flying Cross | Ninth Air Force award document for the Distinguished Flying Cross awarded on June 23th, for missions flown on March 24th, 1945 that helped locate and capture the 116th Panzer Tank Division. You can read his account of the mission on the stories page. |
| Mission Logs | Log of missions flown from January 13, 1945 to April 19, 1945 |
| Relieved of duty | XXIX Tactical Air Command (Prov) orders for relieve of duty on May 15th, 1945. |