The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) to Lieutenant, Junior Grade Richard Bull (NSN: 0-81659), United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while in command of a PBY type airplane in Patrol Squadron ONE HUNDRED ONE (VP-101), Patrol Wing TEN (Patwing-10), in conducting hazardous reconnaissance flight in the vicinity of Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, of an enemy carrier group whose reported position was of vital military importance, which flight resulted in the loss of himself and the members of his crew.