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

Citation:  1.) The Solomon Islands Area from January to September 1943. Participating in patrol, reconnaissance and attack missions and in numerous strikes against the enemy during this period, SHULTZ contributed materially to the infliction of extensive damage on the Japanese despite hostile aerial opposition and antiaircraft fire. His courage and devotion to duty in the face of grave hazards were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.