(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Second Lieutenant (Air Corps) Morgan Sam Tyler, Jr. (ASN: 0-424922), United States Army Air Forces, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as a P-40 and P-47 Fighter Pilot with the 59th Fighter Squadron during World War II. Lieutenant Tyler flew 85 combat missions in the Mediterranean Theater of Action and 167 missions in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations, and destroyed three enemy aircraft in aerial combat. The skillful and zealous manner in which he has sought out the enemy and destroyed him, his devotion to duty and courage under all conditions serve as an inspiration to his fellow flyers. His actions on all these occasions reflect the highest credit upon himself and the Armed Force of the United States.