The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant Roger Stanley Boles (NSN: 0-86062), United States Naval Reserve, for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flights as Pilot of a carrier-based fighter aircraft assigned to strike against enemy installations on an island of the Philippine Group on 22 September 1944. He was Leader of the fighter escort covering the bomber and torpedo aircraft when the strike he was escorting was attacked by an overwhelming number of enemy fighter aircraft with altitude advantage, cloud cover, and the initiative of the offensive. He so skillfully maneuvered and led the defending fighters that not an enemy aircraft was able to take any of our bomber or torpedo aircraft under fire. In preventing these enemy fighters from penetrating the fighter cover, the escort shot down six of the attackers, so heavily damaged two more that they are believed destroyed, and damaged another. He personally shot down one of these enemy fighters. Although the strike was repeatedly threatened during the remainder of the flight, the escort was so skillfully led that no further attacks were pressed home. His courage, skill, and aggressive leadership, were at all times inspiring and in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant Roger Stanley Boles (NSN: 0-86062), United States Naval Reserve, for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight against an enemy fleet on 25 October 1944. When an enemy aircraft attacked one of the bombers he was escorting as leader of the fighter cover, he promptly engaged and shot down this fighter aircraft and then led his flight so successfully that no enemy aircraft were able to attack this group. He also strafed a carrier and silenced a battery on a battleship which was shooting at our attacking aircraft, thus enabling them to complete their mission, and probably destroy an enemy carrier. On 13 October he skillfully engaged and shot down an enemy leader and on 24 October he drove off and then destroyed a twin engine bomber aircraft which attempted to attack his Task Force. His courage, skill and leadership were at all times in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.