John G. Pickard
Alaska Defense Command, General Orders No. 24 (1943)
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to John G. Pickard, Major (Air Corps), U.S. Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with the ELEVENTH Air Force, in action against enemy forces on 30 December 1942. Major Pickard’s unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 11th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.
