Roland B. Jackson
U.S. Army Air Forces-Mediterranean Theater of Operations, General Orders No. 60 (1945)
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Roland B. Jackson, First Lieutenant (Air Corps), U.S. Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy in aerial combat against enemy forces on 25 April 1945, in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. First Lieutenant Jackson’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.
