JOHN M. PEARSON, First Lieutenant, United States Army, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, for extraordinary heroism on 13 June, 1943 as the pilot of the lead aircraft, B-176, in the 95th Bomb Group (H) on an operational flight to Kiel, Germany his aircraft lost one engine due to enemy fighter aircraft attack and anti-aircraft ground fire 10 minutes before arriving at the Initial Point of the bombing mission, this officer maintained his position, airspeed and altitude in the formation until the successful completion of this bombing mission and returned to England.

Mr. Pearson joined the Legion of Valor in 1985.