The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant Elmer A. Addington, Jr. (MCSN: 0-23835), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight from 2 July 1945 to 25 July 1945. First Lieutenant Addington 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.