The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) to Commander Jack Harold Harris (NSN: 0-491957), United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during an air strike against Bach Long Vi Island in North Vietnam, on 29 March 1965. In order to permit strike aircraft to destroy important military targets on the island, Commander Harris attacked and silenced enemy anti-aircraft gun positions. During his second attack, his aircraft sustained a critical hit and he was forced to eject over enemy waters. He was rescued shortly thereafter.