Gordon A. Blake

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Gordon A. Blake, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Air Force, for gallantry in action at Hickam Field during the Japanese attack on the Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, on 7 December 1941. Lieutenant Colonel Blake remained in the Field control tower during the worst of the bombardment and calmly directed the safe landing of Flying Fortresses arriving from the Mainland.

Authority: “Heroes of Pearl Harbor”, Donald K. & Helen L. Ross