Editing George McGovern (section)

===Postwar relief===
In May and June 1945, following the end of the European war, McGovern continued with the 741st Bomb Squadron delivering surplus food and supplies near [[Trieste]] in Northeastern Italy; this was then trucked to the hungry in nearby locations, including to German prisoners of war.<ref>Ambrose, ''The Wild Blue'', pp. 254–256, 258.</ref><ref name="Knock, p. 75"/> McGovern liked making these relief flights, as it gave a way to address the kinds of deprivations he had witnessed when first arriving in Italy.<ref name="Knock, p. 75"/> He then flew back to the United States with his crew.<ref name="Knock, p. 75">Knock, ''The Rise of a Prairie Statesman'', p. 75.</ref> McGovern was discharged from the Army Air Forces in July 1945, with the rank of first lieutenant.<ref name="cby-265"/> He was also awarded the [[Air Medal]] with three [[oak leaf cluster]]s,<ref name="nyt-mitn-61"/> one instance of which was for the safe landing on his final mission.<ref>Anson, ''McGovern'', p. 43.</ref>