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 First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Ulysses G. Jones, U.S. Army Air Corps, for heroism while participating in an aerial flight from Luke Field, Territory of Hawaii, to Hilo, Island of Hawaii, on 14 May 1930. Lieutenant Jones was flight leader of 3 Loening amphibian planes which were part of a flight of 16 planes engaged in a tactical training flight, and was accompanied by Lieutenant Walter T. Meyer, radio operator. At about 11:07 a.m. one of the bombing planes fell out of control at an altitude of about 8,000 feet and the crew were forced to take to their parachutes, landing in a rough sea. At the time of the accident and throughout the day a very strong wind was blowing, whipping up the waves to a dangerous height. After Lieutenant Meyer sent out a radio SOS call telling of the accident, Lieutenant Jones landed his plane in an attempt to rescue the men in the water. Owing to the force of the wind and waves, a missing motor which finally stopped, they were unsuccessful in their efforts to maneuver their plane. However, by landing in close proximity to the men in the water the crew of a Navy flying boat was able to see the men and effect their rescue. Lieutenant Jones was not rescued from his plane until about 1:00 a.m. 15 May 1930.