The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant Harold F. Allen, Jr. (NSN: 176450), United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight from 18 December 1944 to 8 February 1945. Lieutenant Allen 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.