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 Major General Muir Stephen Fairchild (ASN: 0-10555/8A), 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 a member of the Joint Strategic Survey Committee on the Joint Chiefs of Staff from December 1942 to December 1945. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Major General Fairchild and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.