The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant Royal N. Allred (MCSN: 0-21813), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in the Bismarck Archipelago-New Guinea Islands Area from 12 October 1944 to 22 October 1944. First Lieutenant Allred 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.