The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Master Sergeant Carroll E. Brown (MCSN: 634274), United States Marine Corps, for heroism while participating in aerial flight during operations against the enemy in Korea. Master Sergeant Brown, serving as a pilot attached to a Marine All Weather Fighter Squadron, engaged in a night intruder mission over eastern North Korea on the night of 19 February 1952. He carefully reconnoitered the supply routes of his assigned sector until he discovered traffic on the road from Hoeyang to Singosan. Without the aid of flare illumination Master Sergeant Brown dove his aircraft into the mountain valley executing a series of napalm, bombing, and strafing attacks which resulted in the destruction of six vehicles. Despite the hazards created by mountainous terrain, lack of illumination, restricted visibility, and intense anti-aircraft fire he persisted in his attacks until his ordnance was expended. Master Sergeant Brown’s alertness, superb airmanship and courageous devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.