The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant Arthur J. Arceneaux (MCSN: 0-31372), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in connection with military operations against the enemy in the Ryukyu Islands during the period 7 June to 16 June 1945. First Lieutenant Arceneaux participated in one strike and four combat air patrols, completing 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.