The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) to Commander Henry T. Stanley, Jr., United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a jet aircraft serving with the U.S.S. MIDWAY (CVA-41), during a routine training flight 11 January 1965. When his aircraft engine failed over Fremont, California, he ordered the pilot in the rear cockpit to eject. Commander Stanley remained with his crippled aircraft and succeeded in maneuvering clear of a residential area before ejecting at extremely low altitude. He sacrificed his life to safeguard the lives of others.