The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Colonel George Shepard Bowman (MCSN: 0-5314), United States Marine Corps, for heroism while participating in aerial flight against the enemy in Korea as Commanding Officer of a Marine Aircraft Group. On 26 March 1953, Colonel Bowman served as Tactical Air Coordinator in a massed aerial assault on enemy supply installations in the vicinity of Chinnampo. Flying attack bombers, he and his wingman reached the objective prior to the arrival of the striking force and conducted a preliminary reconnaissance of the extensive target. Suddenly and without warning they were attacked from above by four enemy jet fighters. Colonel Bowman led his wingman in countering and beating off this attack by the vastly superior enemy fighter force and, despite its continued presence in the area, proceeded to direct the Marine’s striking force of jet and propeller driven fighter bombers in a closely coordinated and highly destructive attack on the enemy installations. Following the withdrawal of the striking force, he remained in the area to make low level visual damage assessments of the strike. Colonel Bowman’s resolute actions in the face of the enemy fighter attack and his skillful leadership in the direction and control of his own forces were largely responsible for the success of a mission that inflicted heavy damage upon the enemy. His courageous conduct, outstanding professional ability and steadfast devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.