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 Roland R. Ragland, Flight Officer, Air Corps, India China Division, Air Transport Command, for extraordinary achievement while participating in more than five hundred (500) hours of operational flight from 8 February 1945 to 8 July 1945 in transport aircraft over the dangerous and difficult India-China air routes, where exposure to enemy interception and attack was probable and expected. As pilot, flying at night as well as by day, at high altitudes over impassable, mountainous terrain through areas characterized by extremely treacherous weather conditions necessitating long periods of operation on instruments, often encountering severe icing conditions and mechanical difficulties requiring courageous and superior performance of his respective duties to overcome, he accomplished his missions with distinction. Flight Officer Ragland's heroic achievement in the face of the hazards and difficulties he faced regularly and continuously with steadfast devotion to duty, reflects much credit on him and the Army Air Forces of the United States.