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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant

    Action Date:

    May 29 – July 1, 1945

    Commanding General 1st Marine Aircraft Wing: Serial: A-180 (December 6, 1945)

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Second Lieutenant James P. Ballard (MCSN: 0-31846), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in connection with military operations against the enemy in the Bismarck Archipelago Area from 29 May 1945 to 1 July 1945. Second Lieutenant Ballard completed twenty flights in a combat area where enemy anti-aircraft fire was expected to be effective or where enemy aircraft patrols usually occurred and on one or more of these missions such enemy opposition was encountered. His conduct throughout has distinguished him among those performing duties of the same character.