AWARDED DFC: 1
CONFLICT/SPACE FLIGHT/EVENT:  -
MODEL:  B-26

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant Charles C. Garrett, Jr., for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Bombardier of a B-26 type aircraft on 5 August 1944. On that date, Lieutenant Garrett served as Lead Bombardier of a flight of medium bombardment aircraft in an attack against an important enemy railroad bridge. Confronted with clouds over the target that made it impossible to bomb from the briefed altitude, the flight dropped to an altitude which brought it below the clouds, but made it an excellent target for enemy anti-aircraft fire. Lieutenant Garrett, although subjected to extreme danger and allowed only a minimum of time to pick up the target in his sight, skillfully bombed the target with excellent results and enabled his flight to deliver a damaging blow to the enemy. The skill, courage and determination exhibited by Lieutenant Garrett reflect great credit upon himself and the Army Air Forces.