The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Second Lieutenant (Air Corps) Marion Moore (ASN: 0-663077), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in the North African Theater of Operations as Pilot of a P-38 type aircraft. Over the Sicilian Straits, on 11 April 1943, Lieutenant Moore’s formation attacked twenty JU-52’s escorted by twelve enemy fighters. Lieutenant Moore destroyed two of the transport aircraft. Observing a helpless P-38 under attack by an ME-109, Lieutenant Moore shot down the enemy aircraft, thereby saving the life of his comrade. Rejoining his formation, he continued his attack on the transports until every JU-52 and eight of the enemy fighters, had been destroyed. His gallantry and steadfast devotion to duty reflected great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.