The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant Junior Grade James F. Schoby (NSN: 0-122036), United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during World War II. Discovering a U-boat fully surfaced and disabled in the Atlantic area, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Schoby maneuvered his torpedo bomber into striking position and sent four depth charges exploding close aboard, resulting in the destruction of the submarine.