Arthur H. Wiegand

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Arthur H. Wiegand, Second Lieutenant (Air Corps), U.S. Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy in action against enemy forces on 28 July 1943, in the European Theater of Operations. Second Lieutenant Wiegand’s unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.