Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Squadron Leader

Unit:

No. 305 (Wielpolska) Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

August 5th, 1942

"Flying Officer Nowak has completed 21 operational missions, including attacks on Emden, Brest, Mannheim, Berlin and Wilhelmshaven. He has at all times displayed outstanding ability as a navigator which has ensured the success of the operations on which he has been engaged. The skill, fearlessness and devotion to duty shown by this officer have established a high morale in his crew and in his squadron."