William K. Guilfoil

The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to William K. Guilfoil (16101069), Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy during an air mission against enemy forces on 5 October 1943, in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. Staff Sergeant Guilfoil’s unquestionable valor in aerial combat, at the cost of his life, is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.