(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain (Air Corps) Burnell William Adams (ASN: 0-726615), United States Army Air Forces, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as a fighter pilot of a P-38 fighter airplane of the 80th Fighter Group, TENTH Air Force, in aerial combat in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. The skillful and zealous manner in which he has sought out the enemy and destroyed him, his devotion to duty and courage under all conditions serve as an inspiration to his fellow flyers. His actions on all these occasions reflect the highest credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain (Air Corps) Burnell William Adams (ASN: 0-726615), United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as a fighter pilot of a P-38 fighter airplane of the 80th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group, FIFTH Air Force, in aerial combat in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. The skillful and zealous manner in which he has sought out the enemy and destroyed him, his devotion to duty and courage under all conditions serve as an inspiration to his fellow flyers. His actions on all these occasions reflect the highest credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.