The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) George J. Brooks, United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in the European Theater of Operations. Lieutenant Brooks served as pilot of a P-51 aircraft on a night solo reconnaissance mission over enemy territory on 8 February 1945. To obtain vitally needed measurements of cloud bases, Lieutenant Brooks flew below 800 feet in the Cologne area knowingly exposing himself to fire from one of the heaviest known concentrations of anti-aircraft. The critical weather information he radioed in flight was instrumental to the success of many subsequent operations. Lieutenant Brooks’ skill and devotion to duty are deserving of the highest praise.