The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Ensign Charles Edwin Brewer (NSN: 0-167777), United States Navy, for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in combat with the enemy during the Solomon Islands Campaign. On 24 August 1942, while on Combat Air Patrol over our forces, he engaged the enemy aircraft with such skill, determination and boldness that he shot down two enemy type 99 dive-bombing planes and one enemy type Zero fighter, thereby contributed in a large degree to the victory of our forces. His courage and tenacity in the face of heavy enemy aircraft opposition were outstanding and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.