AWARDED DFC: 1
CONFLICT/SPACE FLIGHT/EVENT:  -
MODEL:  C-109

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Flight Officer Bernard W. Young for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as C-109 Service Pilot, while assigned to the 1347th Army Air Forces Base Unit, Air Transport Command from January 1945 to September 1945. During this period, Flight Officer Young's exemplary knowledge and outstanding airmanship displayed under extremely hazardous conditions culminated in the completion of over 500 hours of operational flight in the China-Burma-India Theater. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Flight Officer Young reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Force.