The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant Carlos B. Amspoker (MCSN: 0-24626), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in the Marshall Islands Area from 4 August to 19 September 1944. First Lieutenant Amspoker 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.