(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Aviation Machinist’s Mate Third Class Fredrick A. Gidel (NSN: 5547629), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as aircrewman on a plane in Patrol Bombing Squadron ONE HUNDRED SIX (VPB-106), off the coasts of Borneo, the Celebes, Malaya and Indo-China from 27 April to 24 May 1945.