(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.