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) Herbert W. Davis (ASN: 0-397389), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight with the *** Fighter Group, TENTH Air Force. Captain Davis, as pilot, has participated in more than fifty operational missions, during which exposure to enemy fire was probable and expected, over Burma and China between 24 April 1942 and 22 April 1943. These flights, consisting of bombing, offensive reconnaissance, ground strafing and escort far over enemy territory, have resulted in the destruction of much enemy material and installations. The operations in which he has flown constitute acts of extraordinary achievement in aerial flight and reflect the highest credit on the military forces of the United States.