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 Hans J. Petermann, United States Air Force, for extraordinary achievement as navigator-bombardier of a B-26 attack bomber on the night of 14 October 1951 while participating in aerial flight against an enemy of the United Nations. While reconnoitering the main supply routes north to Pyongyang, North Korea, Lieutenant Petermann sighted a convoy of eight vehicles moving south. An immediate low-level bombing attack was pressed under his expert direction and one napalm bomb was dropped. Two vehicles were observed to burn and explode. Another convoy of twelve trucks was sighted nearby and again Lieutenant Petermann verbally directed his pilot on to the target with consummate skill. Intense and accurate flak was encountered in the vicinity, but Lieutenant Petermann calmly pinpointed their positions thus aiding the pilot in taking evasive action while keeping the trucks under continuous attack. So highly coordinated was this action that three trucks were destroyed by fire and explosions and two more probably damaged. Lieutenant Petermann’s exemplary navigational skill and untiring efforts are a credit to himself, his organization, and the United States Air Force.