The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General Kenneth Bonner Wolfe (ASN: 0-11347/15A), United States Army Air Forces, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Chief of Production Engineering Section and later Production Division, Materiel Center, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, from 1 October 1939 to 29 March 1943. General Wolfe was primarily responsible for the supervision of the entire production program of the Army Air Forces and for the production of the materiel allocated to the United Nations during this period. His splendid leadership, tact, and professional skill assisted immeasurably in the conversion of the Nation’s automotive production facilities to aircraft manufacture. He was influential in arranging the production of certain strategically important airplanes by more than one manufacturer and in spreading subcontracts among small manufacturers so that increased production could be obtained by prime companies. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Wolfe and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.