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 Baron Gunther Van Huenefeld, a German Civilian, for extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight. Baron Von Huenefeld, with his two companions, on 12 – 13 April 1928, by their exceptional skill and resourcefulness, succeeded in making the first Westward nonstop transatlantic flight by airplane from Europe to North America.