The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant Commander Robert C. Millard, United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during World War II. Sighting a surfaced U-boat, Lieutenant Commander Millard dived low and released depth charges before the submarine’s deck crew could fire a single shot. Explosions just aft of the conning tower drove the submarine beneath the sea, leaving wooden splinters and men swimming in oil slick as evidence that the vessel had been severely damaged or destroyed.