(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain (Air Corps) Vincent B. Evans (ASN: 0-727090), United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with the 869th Bombardment Squadron, 497th Bombardment group, TWENTY-FIRST Air Force, during World War II. His actions on all these occasions reflect the highest credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain (Air Corps) Vincent B. Evans (ASN: 0-727090), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight on 18 December 1944. Captain Evans was Bombardier in the lead airplane of a formation of B-29 type aircraft on a mission against an aircraft plant in Nagoya, Japan. The weather around the target was overcast and the bomb run was made by radar. Just before the formation reached the primary target, the clouds broke, enabling Captain Evans to make last minute visual corrections and drop his bombs squarely on the plant. His high professional skill was responsible for a large number of the formation’s bombs hitting the target and seriously damaging a vital link in the enemy’s aircraft production program. Captain Evans’ outstanding ability under adverse circumstances reflects great credit on himself and the Army Air Forces.