The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Second Lieutenant John H. Bernhart (MCSN: 0-29499), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in the Western Caroline Islands from 10 November 1944 to 10 February 1945. Second Lieutenant Bernhart made material contributions to the destruction of enemy installations in the face of heavy, effective concentrations of anti-aircraft fire.