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) John Crocker Catlin (ASN: 0-25668), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary achievement while participating in numerous aerial flights against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations. On July 25, 1944, although anti-aircraft fire had damaged his aircraft. Major Catlin, exhibiting courage and skill, unerringly led his flight in adverse weather conditions and successfully destroyed an important enemy railway bridge. The aggressiveness, marked aerial proficiency, and devotion to duty displayed by Major Catlin reflect the highest traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States.