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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Composite Squadron 97 (VC-97)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Shipley Bay (CVE-85)

    Action Date:

    April 9 – June 16, 1945

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 367 (September 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Clifford L. Giebler, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Composite Squadron NINETY-SEVEN (VC-97), embarked in U.S.S. SHIPLEY BAY (CVE-85), over the Ryukyu Islands, from 9 April 1945 to 16 June 1945.