(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant Mark Guffy, United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as a Pilot in Marine Fighting Squadron TWO HUNDRED FORTY TWO (VF-242), in action against the enemy at Bougainville, Raboul, Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima from 1944 to 1945. His superb airmanship, cool courage, and indomitable fighting spirit were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.