 On that date, Colonel Zemke attacked a German airdrome, flying into the face of persistent, heavy and accurate defensive fire.He destroyed one enemy aircraft, damaged two others, damaged two airplane hangars and other buildings in the airdrome.Displaying this same cool, calculated courage on 6 March 1944, he attacked a large formation of airborne German fighter aircraft, delivering his attack so skillfully, and with such tenacity of purpose, without thought of personal safety, as to destroy two and probably destroy one other of the enemy's airplanes.