A.T. House, Jr.

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to A.T. House, Jr. (0-406351), Second Lieutenant (Air Corps), U.S. Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-40 Fighter Airplane in the 7th Fighter Squadron, 49th Pursuit Group, FAR EAST Air Force, in aerial combat against enemy forces on 3 March 1943, in the Southwest Pacific Area. On this date Second Lieutenant House shot down two enemy aircraft, which when combined with three earlier aerial victories, made him an ACE. Second Lieutenant House’s unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the Far East Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.