Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Flight Lieutenant

Unit:

No. 77 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force

Awarded on:

November 12th, 1943

"This officer has completed very many sorties during which he has bombed such targets as Berlin, Cologne, Mannheim and Hanover. He has displayed great skill and enterprise, setting an example which has won the confidence of his crew. On one occasion, when attacking Cologne, his aircraft was badly damaged by anti-aircraft fire. Coolly and skilfully, Flight Lieutenant Fitzgerald flew clear of the defences, went on to execute his attack and afterwards flew safely to base. His superb effort was worthy of high praise."