The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain Joseph M. Brady (MCSN: 0-13521), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in the Solomon Islands Area from 5 June 1943 to 19 June 1943. Captain Brady completed twenty flights in a combat area where enemy anti-aircraft fire was expected to be effective or where enemy aircraft patrols usually occurred and on one or more of these missions such enemy opposition was encountered. His conduct throughout has distinguished him among those performing duties of the same character.

The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting a Fourth Gold Star in lieu of a Fifth Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain Joseph M. Brady (MCSN: 0-13521), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in the Solomon Islands Area from 4 April 1944 to 5 April 1944. Captain Brady completed his one hundredth flight in a combat area where enemy anti-aircraft fire was expected to be effective or where enemy aircraft patrols usually occurred and on one or more of these missions such enemy opposition was encountered. His conduct throughout has distinguished him among those performing duties of the same character.

The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting a Second Gold Star in lieu of a Third Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain Joseph M. Brady (MCSN: 0-13521), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in the Solomon Islands Area from 3 January 1944 to 5 January 1944. Captain Brady completed his sixtieth flight in a combat area where enemy anti-aircraft fire was expected to be effective or where enemy aircraft patrols usually occurred and on one or more of these missions such enemy opposition was encountered. His conduct throughout has distinguished him among those performing duties of the same character.

The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting a Third Gold Star in lieu of a Fourth Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain Joseph M. Brady (MCSN: 0-13521), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in the Solomon Islands Area from 25 February 1944 to 2 March 1944. Captain Brady completed his eightieth flight in a combat area where enemy anti-aircraft fire was expected to be effective or where enemy aircraft patrols usually occurred and on one or more of these missions such enemy opposition was encountered. His conduct throughout has distinguished him among those performing duties of the same character.