(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Second Lieutenant (Air Corps) Stanley Overton Andrews (ASN: 0-659791), 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 as a P-38 Fighter Pilot of the 39th Fighter Squadron, 35th Fighter Group, FIFTH Air Force, in action against the enemy in aerial combat in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. 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 Forces of the United States.

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Second Lieutenant (Air Corps) Stanley Overton Andrews (ASN: 0-659791), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a P-38 Fighter Pilot of the 39th Fighter Squadron, 35th Fighter Group, FIFTH Air Force, in action against the enemy in aerial combat while participating in an aerial flight between Ramu Valley and Madang, New Guinea, on 21 July 1943. While on a mission escorting bombers, a formation of thirteen P-38’s, of which Lieutenant Andrews aircraft was a member, encountered approximately thirty enemy fighters. In the ensuing engagement, Lieutenant Andrews attacked an enemy aircraft from the rear, firing all his guns and closing to within fifty yards. The enemy aircraft crashed to the earth and burst into flames. This is the fifth enemy aircraft destroyed by Lieutenant Andrews in aerial combat.