The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Captain (Air Corps) John Allen Dunn (ASN: 0-407349), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a B-29 Bomber of the 677th Bombardment Squadron, 444th Bombardment Group, TWENTIETH Air Force, while engaged in an air Mission against Omrura, Japan, on or about 21 November 1944. Coming off the bombing run, Captain Dunn’s plane was seriously damaged by enemy fighters and it became apparent that it could not reach its home base. Rather than risk the chance of survival of the crew members by ditching in the choppy, enemy-patrolled Yellow Sea, Captain Dunn elected to remain airborne in an attempt to reach a friendly airstrip in China. Only by remarkable flying skill and courage was he able to maneuver the crippled plane to this friendly airstrip. Forced to land downwind on an unfamiliar field, he crashed into a group of buildings on the side of the runway. Captain Dunn and three other members of the crew died in the accident, but seven escaped uninjured. Captain Dunn’s unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 20th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.