(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade [then Ensign] Joseph B. Parse, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with Fighter Squadron FIFTY-FOUR (VF-54), embarked on board the U.S.S. VALLEY FORGE (CV-45), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea from 6 August to 18 October 1950.