The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Gunnery Sergeant Amil Wiman, United States Marine Corps, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service while serving with Squadron C, FIRST Marine Aviation Force. Gunnery Sergeant Wiman not only participated successfully in numerous bombing raids into enemy territory, but on 2 October 1918, when word was received that a body of French troops had been cut off from supplies for two days by the enemy, and it was decided to feed them by aeroplane, canned food and bread were loaded in planes and Gunnery Sergeant Wiman flew over the besieged troops at an altitude of only one hundred feet and dropped the food where these troops could get it. This performance was repeated four times, each time under heavy fire from rifles, machine guns and artillery on the ground. Also, on 14 October 1918, while leading a raid of seven planes near Pittham, Belgium, his plane and one other became separated from their formation on account of motor trouble and were attacked by twelve enemy scouts. Gunnery Sergeant Wiman shot down one enemy plane before his motor quit entirely, and landed under fire in the Belgium front line trenches.