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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Friend

Honored by:
Mr. Craig Breinholt

The President of the United States take3 pleasure in presenting the DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS to
LIEUTENANT, JUNIOR GRADE, JAMES ELMO BREINHOLT UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE
For service as set forth in the following CITATION:
"For heroism and extraordinary achievement in aerial flight as Pilot of a Carrier-based Dive Bomber during an attack on the Japanese battleship, HARUNA, in Kure Harbor, Honshu, Japan, on July 28, 1945 Braving intense and accurate antiaircraft fire from enemy Naval vessels and shore installations on all sides, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Breinholt pressed home the attack and scored a direct hit aft of the superstructure, causing serious damage to the battleship. His airmanship, courage and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service."