The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant Gerald Bradford, Jr., United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during World War II. Sent out in a patrol plane to attack a damaged German submarine in the Atlantic area, Lieutenant Bradford spotted the sub and launched repeated runs in the face of intense anti-aircraft fire, raking the decks of the enemy and releasing depth charge. The submarine settled by the stern and sank.