Charles K. Pittman

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Charles K. Pittman, First Lieutenant (Air Corps), U.S. Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy in action against enemy forces on 5 April 1944, in the China-Burma-India Theater of Action. First Lieutenant Pittman’s unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.