(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant George Shaw-Corthron, United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot, Flight Leader, and Air Coordinator in Composite Squadron EIGHTY-FOUR (VC-84), embarked in U.S.S. MAKIN ISLAND (CVE-93), over Iwo Jima, from 14 February 1945 to 9 March 1945.