The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant Edward Henry Bagley, Jr. (NSN: 0-114901), United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight against enemy forces in the Philippine Islands on 13 November 1944. As pilot of a carrier-based aircraft he made an attack on an enemy merchant vessel and scored a direct bomb hit which caused extensive damage to the enemy. His attack was pressed home in the face of heavy anti-aircraft fire from the enemy. His determination and skillfulness were at all times in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.