The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) to Lieutenant Commander George R. Henry (NSN: 0-75834), United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during the period 2 February 1943 to 6 March 1943, as flight leader of escort planes attached to a Marine Aircraft Group in the Solomon Islands. Lieutenant Commander Henry participated in nine daring attack missions against enemy ground installations and in two attacks on task forces of 20 and 18 destroyers. He led his fighters in repeated attacks against Zeros, and personally shot down two enemy planes.