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 Joseph R. Schaper, United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary achievement by participating in more than fifty combat missions over enemy-held territory of Northern Burma during World War II. In the execution of these flights they have with eagerness and vigor attacked enemy installations of material and troop concentrations, inflicting severe damage on these as well as bridges, airdromes, and other communication facilities. These operations, in which they have flown, constitute acts of extraordinary achievements in aerial flight and reflect the highest credit on the military forces of the United States.