(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Oran R. Brown, United States Navy, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as a Radar Intercept Officer of Fighting Squadron ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE (VF-161), attached to the U.S.S. MIDWAY (CVA-41), in operations against an armed enemy on 18 May 1972, in Southeast Asia. While flying cover for a strike force in enemy territory, Lieutenant Brown and his pilot engaged two North Vietnamese MiGs in aerial combat at speeds of up to 500 miles per hour. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Oran Brown, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Navy.