(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander Billy V. Gates (NSN: 0-79090), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Commanding Officer of Composite Squadron EIGHTY-THREE (VC-83), embarked in U.S.S. SARGENT BAY (CVE-83), near the Volcano and Ryukyu Islands from 16 February 1945 to 26 March 1945.