The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Ensign Wilbur C. Alleman (NSN: 0-130248), United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during combat operations against the enemy in the Solomon Islands Area of the South Pacific during the period 2 May 1943 to 2 November 1943. Ensign Alleman 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.