AWARDED DFC: 1
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Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Corporal Melvin D. McMullen for extraordinary achievement in aerial flight from 22 December 1944 to 13 July 1945. He distinguished himself while participating in 200 or more hours of combat flight from bases in India and China in heavy bombardment type aircraft. During the first portion of the periods cited he flew in attacks against enemy installation, lines of communication, supply dumps and troop concentrations, inflicting heavy damage on the enemy. In the latter part of the cited periods he carried large loads of gasoline over the "Hump" encountering the dangers of flying over rugged terrain with highly inflammable cargo. His accomplishment and the accomplishment of other officers and enlisted men reflect great credit upon themselves and are consonant to the fine traditions of the Army Air Forces.