(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Fred Wolfin Dyer (ASN: 0-664548), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as an Officer on a B-25 Medium Bomber in the 489th Bombardment Squadron, 340th Bombardment Group (M), NINTH Air Force, while participating in a bombing mission on 17 July 1943, against German evacuation beaches near Messina in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. The personal courage and zealous devotion to duty displayed by First Lieutenant Dyer on this occasion have upheld the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the 9th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.