August 1943, he served as pilot of the lead aircraft in his group in a daring low-level attack against enemy oil refineries and installations at Ploesti, Rumania. Although he had completed more than his share of missions and was no longer connected with this group, so high was his conception of duty that he volunteered to lead the formation in the correct belief that his participation would contribute materially to success in this attack. Major Jerstad led the formation into attack with full realization...

for the greatest achievement in aviation in America, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year.

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Page 2 Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy at Culis, Bataan Province, PI, January 16, 1942. Appears in 145 books from 1864-2007

Page 35 These bombers, therefore, will remain under the centralized control of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with a single commander, General Arnold, acting as their agent in directing their bombing operations throughout the world. The planes will be treated as major task forces in the same manner as naval task forces are directed against specific objectives. Appears in 7 books from 1845-1990

Page 30 The inherent flexibility of air power, is its greatest asset. This flexibility makes it possible to employ the whole weight of the available air power against selected areas in turn; such concentrated use of the air striking force is a battle winning factor of the first importance. Appears in 20 books from 1908-2003

Page 17 Day and S/Sgt. Robert Block (radio operator and waist gunner) broke through the glass of the jammed nose turret and found Burtch with his guns pointed in the direction of the Zero he never got a shot at. His death grip on the interphone button had kept the system from operating. S/Sgt. James... Appears in 6 books from 1947-1971

Page 3 After the bombs of his aircraft were released on the target, the fire in his ship became so intense as to make further progress impossible and he crashed into the target area. By his voluntary acceptance of a mission he knew was extremely hazardous, and his assumption of an intrepid course of action at the risk of life over and above the call of duty, Maj. Appears in 6 books from 1945-1979

Page 44 Before he was discharged as a captain in 1945, he had flown fifty-six missions and won the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters. Appears in 54 books from 1910-2008

Page 59 At this time the top turret gunner fell to the floor and down through the hatch with his arm shot off at the shoulder and a gaping wound in his side. The waist, tail, and radio gunners had lost consciousness from lack of oxygen and, hearing no fire from their guns, the copilot believed they had bailed out. The wounded pilot still offered desperate resistance in his crazed attempts to fly the airplane. There remained the prospect of flying to and over the target and back to a friendly base wholly... Appears in 7 books from 1959-1985

Page 26 Chairman of the Committee on Medical Research of the Office of Scientific Research and Development, and such others as the President may from time to time determine. Appears in 238 books from 1877-2007

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