Joseph Albert Beck II

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Joseph Albert Beck, II, First Lieutenant (Air Corps), U.S. Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Member of the Crew of a Troop Transport Airplane of the 60th Troop Carrier Group, Twelfth Air Force, in action against enemy forces on November 8, 1942. The personal courage and devotion to duty displayed by First Lieutenant Beck on this occasion have upheld the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the 12th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.

Allied Force Headquarters: General Orders No. 11 (1943)