The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Robert H. Schmolke (ASN: 0-823711), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a member of the 334th Bombardment Squadron, 95th Bombardment Group (Heavy), on 30 November 1944.