The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) to Private First Class Reed Thomas Ramsey (MCSN: 289734), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Radioman-Gunner in Marine Scouting-Bombing Squadron TWO HUNDRED FORTY-ONE (VMSB-241), during action against enemy Japanese forces in the Battle of Midway, 4 and 5 June 1942. Under overwhelming fire from enemy fighter planes and anti-aircraft batteries, Private Ramsey shot down a Japanese fighter who had persistently attacked him. With courageous efficiency and utter disregard for his own personal safety, he manned his rear-seat machine gun and radio on the night flight of 4 June, and again the following morning during an attack in which an enemy battleship was damaged. His gallant devotion to duty was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.