Rank:

Signaller II

Unit:

No. 206 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

December 10th, 1948

Awarded for:

Operation Vittles

"Signaller II Marshall has completed 115 sorties in a York aircraft between Wunstorf and Gatow on the Berlin air lift. The conditions under which this operation has been carried out have demanded a high standard of crew discipline and morale to keep up the intensity under conditions which are not only physically exhausting, but in the case of the signallers, boring in the extreme. The fact that Signaller Marshall has completed as many sorties reflects great credit on his keenness and devotion to duty. He has completed more sorties on the air lift than any other signaller. His sheer dogged determination and his unflagging spirit have been most marked and have encouraged and inspired all the other members of aircrew with whom he has flown. It is impossible to place too high a value on his personal contribution to the maintenance of the keenness and enthusiasm of his fellows in a task calling for a sustained and exacting effort."