The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain George H. Albers (MCSN: 0-30556), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight against the enemy in Korea on 3 December 1951. Captain Albers, as leader of a flight of four AD’s, took off on a close air support mission at the request of the Joint Operations Center. Flying in extremely hazardous weather conditions, he led his flight to a very low altitude below a solid overcast and contacted the pre-assigned controller. Because of the low overcast and reduced visibility in the mountainous area, the controller deemed conditions too hazardous for close air strikes and recommended that the flight return to base. Climbing again through the solid overcast, Captain Albers led his flight to Kosong on the east coast, where better weather conditions prevailed. Exercising his own initiative, he contacted Marlin Control, a Tactical Air Control Party, and was ordered to contact Marlin 6, an airborne controller, for direction. Following the orders of this controller and disregarding intense ground fire, Captain Albers led a series of expertly executed bombing and rocket attacks against supply buildings in the village of Ungong-ni, personally destroying 8 of the 12 buildings destroyed. He then led his flight in repeated strafing and rocket runs against enemy troops entrenched on a ridge near Songtan-ni, resulting in 25 troops killed in action. He was then directed to destroy an artillery piece near the village of Pohyon-ni. Disregarding personal safety, he made several low reconnaissance runs to locate the target, and then led the flight in a bombing attack, destroying the artillery piece with a direct hit. When all ordnance was expended, he led his flight safely to their home base. Captain Albers’ initiative, courageous leadership, efficient action and fearless devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.