The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant John W. Corley, United States Air Force, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as pilot of a B-26 attack bomber on an intruder mission the night of 17 December 1951. While flying armed reconnaissance over the enemy’s main supply routes between Pyongyang and Sinanju, Korea, he sighted a live enemy locomotive and a number of boxcars traveling toward the front lines. Again and again Lieutenant Corley attacked this supply laden train in a series of glide-bombing and low-level strafing runs. When all his bombs and ammunition had been expended, his skill and aggressiveness had resulted directly in the total destruction of one (1) locomotive and eight (8) boxcars and the damage to twelve (12) additional boxcars. This remarkably successful effort deprived the enemy the use of vital supplies and equipment. By his outstanding courage and devotion to duty, Lieutenant Corley has brought great credit upon himself, his organization, and the United States Air Force.