AWARDED DFC: 1
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Citation:  1.) The Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as bombardier against the enemy in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. Throughout many combat missions against highly important and strategic enemy installations, he has demonstrated the highest order of professional skill, heroism, leadership and devotion to duty. Despite heavy enemy opposition encountered on these long and hazardous missions, together with severe and adverse weather conditions, his outstanding leadership, personal example and tactical skill has contributed materially to the defeat of the armed forces of the enemy. His conspicuous and extraordinary achievements throughout these many missions against the enemy has been of inestimable value to the success of combat operations and has reflected great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States of America.