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 (Air Corps) Harold A. Vogel, United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary achievement while serving as a pilot of a B-17 airplane of the EIGHTH Air Force, on many heavy bombardment missions over German occupied Continental Europe during World War II. Lieutenant Vogel’s marked professional aptitude in the handling of his aircraft and capable leadership as airplane commander aided in the successful destruction of many enemy military objectives. The courage, coolness, and skill displayed by Lieutenant Vogel on all these occasions reflect the highest credit upon himself and the Military forces of the United States.