The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant Bobbie G. Bauder (MCSN: 0-14780), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in the Solomon Islands Area from 17 November to 3 December 1943. First Lieutenant Bauder 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.