(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Richard J. Dunn, 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), in the vicinity of the Ryukyu Islands, from 13 April 1945 to 14 June 1945.