Pedro Q. Molina
Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East, General Orders No. 23 (1942)
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Pedro Q. Molina, Captain, U.S. Air Force, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a Fighter Airplane in the Philippine Army Air Corps, in aerial combat against enemy forces on 25 January 1942. Captain Molina’s unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the Philippine Army Air Corps, and the United States Army Air Forces.