The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant Roger J. Crowley, Jr., United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Commander of a PBY flying boat in action against an enemy submarine during World War II. Lieutenant Crowley struck with bold determination and complete disregard for his own safety. He pressed home a bombing attack in conjunction with a destroyer and contributed materially to the probable destruction of the enemy craft.