The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Master Sergeant Darrell A. Anderson (MCSN: 275334), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in the Solomon Islands Area from 10 to 16 October 1942. Master Sergeant Anderson 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.