The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) to Aviation Machinist’s Mate Second Class Lawrence Wallace Alvord (NSN: 0-3759752), United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in numerous flights during the periods 1 to 5 December 1942, and 27 January 2943 to 5 March 1943, and for the night bombardment in the Bougainville Area on 5 March 1943.