Bernard E. Anderson
South West Pacific Area, General Orders No. 61 (1942)
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Bernard E. Anderson, Second Lieutenant (Air Corps), U.S. Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving in a B-17 Heavy Bomber of the 30th Bombardment Squadron, 19th Bombardment Group (H), FIFTH Air Force, during a bombing mission on 5 October 1942, against enemy Japanese targets in the Southwest Pacific. The personal courage and devotion to duty displayed by Second Lieutenant Anderson on this occasion have upheld the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the 5th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.
