The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain Edmund W. Berry (MCSN: 0-10609), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in connection with military operations against the enemy in the Nansei Shoto during the period 11 May 1945 to 11 June 1945. Captain Berry completed twenty flights against the enemy 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.