Frederick L. Tompkins

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Frederick L. Tompkins, 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-17 Heavy Bomber in the FIFTEENTH Air Force, while participating in a bombing mission in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations during World War II. The personal courage and zealous devotion to duty displayed by First Lieutenant Tompkins on this occasion have upheld the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the 15th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.