AWARDED DFC: 1
CONFLICT/SPACE FLIGHT/EVENT:  WWII
MODEL:  P-40E

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to John L. Yantis, Jr., First Lieutenant, Air Corps, Fighter Group, for actions dated September 24, 1942 to May 31, 1943. The Distinguished Flying Cross is awarded to First Lieutenant Yantis, pilot, for extraordinary achievement by participating in more than fifty combat missions over Burma and China during which exposure to enemy fire was probable and expected. These flights, consisted of bombing, offensive reconnaissance, ground strafing and escort far over enemy territory, have resulted in the destruction of much enemy material and installations. These operations in which First Lieutenant Yantis has flown, constitute acts of extraordinary achievement in aerial flight and reflect the highest credit on the military forces of the United States.