Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Sergeant

Unit:

No. 144 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

May 31st, 1940

"This airman was air gunner and observer in an aircraft engaged in an attack on a target at Gladbach-Rheydt on a night in May, 1940. Although the aircraft was hit at least five times and severely damaged, one engine being stopped and the rudder controls shot away, he continued firing his gun on enemy searchlights and succeeded in putting two of them out of action. When the aircraft was almost unmanageable he assisted the pilot to keep a straight course. His coolness and courage materially assisted a flight of over 100 miles to a place in friendly territory where the crew could abandon the aircraft."