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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Friend

Honored by:

The Distinguished Flying Cross is hereby awarded to the following men of the India China Division, Air Transport Command, for extraordinary achievements by participating in more than 600 hours of operational flight in Transport Aircraft over the dangerous and difficult Assam-China air routes, where enemy interception and attack was probable and expected. Flying by night as well as by day at high altitudes over impassable mountainous terrain through areas characterized by extremely treacherous weather conditions necessitating long periods of operation on instruments, often encountering severe icing conditions and mechanical difficulties requiring courageous and superior performance of their respective duties to overcome. They accomplished their mission with distinction. Their achievements in the face of the hazards and difficulties faced regularly and continuously with steadfast devotion to duty reflects much credit on themselves and the Army Air Forces of the United States