(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class Philip C. Tybor (NSN: 8411572), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Aircrewman in Patrol Bombing Squadron SEVENTY-ONE (VPB-71), in the forward Pacific combat area, from 18 December 1944 to 3 February 1945.