The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant Walter F. Brown (MCSN: 0-27236), United States Marine Corps, for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight at Babelthuap, Palau Islands, on 8 February 1945. First Lieutenant Brown completed twenty flights in a combat area where enemy anti-aircraft fire was expected to be effective or where enemy aircraft patrols usually occurred. His conduct throughout has distinguished him among those performing duties of the same character.