with 102 Squadron, and recalled the pilots he had known while flying out of RAF Topcliffe. Reviewing in his mind's eye the young men sitting about the crew room with him waiting for their mission, many now gone, he recalled looking across the room and thinking: Awards Distinguished Flying Cross 9 July 1940 Distinguished Service Order 23 September 1941 Bar to Distinguished Service Order 4 August 1942 In addition, Marks was twice mentioned in Despatches for notable war services, first on 20 February 1940 and again on 11 June 1942. References Notes Citations Bibliography Further reading Grierson, Bill We band of brothers J&KH Publishing (1997). External links On Our Doorstep: The War in the Air, pp 14–18 Wing Commander James Hardy Marks DSO and Bar, DFC 1918 births 1942 deaths Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Royal Air Force wing commanders British World War II bomber pilots Royal Air Force pilots of World War II Royal Air Force personnel killed in World War II Military personnel from Essex People from Maldon District