Harold B. Larson
Ninth U.S. Army Air Force, General Orders No. 33 (1943)
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Harold B. Larson, First Lieutenant (Air Corps), U.S. Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as an Officer of a B-25 Heavy Bomber in the 83d Bombardment Squadron, 12th Bombardment Group (M), NINTH Air Force, while participating in a bombing mission on 20 March 1943, against enemy targets in in the European Theater of Operations. The personal courage and devotion to duty displayed by First Lieutenant Larson on this occasion have upheld the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the 9th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.
