AWARDED DFC: 1
CONFLICT/SPACE FLIGHT/EVENT:  WWII
MODEL:  PB4Y-2 "Privateer”

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Jack R. Crist for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Patrol Plane Commander of a Naval Search Bomber, attached to Patrol Bombing Squadron One Hundred Twenty-four, during operations against enemy Japanese shipping and Naval units in the East China Sea on June 26, 1945. Fearlessly attacking a formidable enemy convoy of five ships, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Crist pressed home his assault to low altitude and, in the face of intense and accurate anti-aircraft fire, succeeded in obtaining a direct hit on a valuable ten thousand-ton Japanese transport. By his superb airmanship, gallant fighting spirit and heroic devotion to duty, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Crist reflected the highest credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.