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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 Second Lieutenant (Air Corps) Dean Cull Smith, U.S. Army Air Corps (Reserve), for extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight as one of the pilots of the 1929 – 1930 Byrd Antarctic Expedition. Lieutenant Smith made numerous flights over the Antarctic regions in the face of the graves danger and performed his duties in such a manner as to bring great credit to himself, the expedition, and the United States Army.

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