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 Captain (Air Corps) Franklin C. Wolfe, U.S. Army Air Corps, for extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight from France Field, Panama, Canal Zone, to Santiago, Chile, and return, 28 January to 13 February 1939. Taking off from the Canal Zone at night on such short notice that no special preparations could be made, a flight of two airplanes carrying medical and other supplies to the earthquake-stricken area of Chile, led by Captain Wolfe as Flight Commander and Chief Pilot of one of the airplanes, flew more than 3,400 miles over an unfamiliar route to Santiago. Immediately upon arrival and for the next ten days, Captain Wolfe and the other members of the flight, disregarding the need for rest and for maintenance of their airplanes, flew day and night to towns in the stricken area in territory over which they had never before flown, and transported in all a total of about 10,000 pounds of medical supplies, food, and mail to the isolated areas, at the same time evacuating to safety some 65 injured persons. The ability, devotion to duty, and leadership displayed by Captain Wolfe on this occasion made possible the successful accomplishment of this mission of mercy, and reflects great credit upon himself and the military service.