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

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain Edson J. Sponable, Jr., 30th Bombardment Squad, 19th Bombardment Group (H), for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in the Southwest Pacific Area from 8 December 1941 to 3 November 1942. During this period, Captain Sponable participated in more 200 hours of operational flight missions during which hostile contact was probable and expected. These flights included long-range bombing missions against enemy airdromes and installations and attacks on enemy naval vessels and shipping. Throughout these operations, Captain Sponable demonstrated outstanding ability and devotion to duty.