The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant Commander William T. Amen (NSN: 0-104887), United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as Squadron Commander of Fighter Squadron ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN (VF-111), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea from 5 August 1950 to 1 February 1951. Lieutenant Commander Amen participated in thirty-five strike missions over enemy territory.