(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Master Sergeant William J. Bending (ASN: 6570083), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy in aerial operations in the in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations, in 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Master Sergeant Bending, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.