(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Elbert W. Parrish, United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action as a Pilot in Bombing Fighting Squadron EIGHTY (VBF-80), embarked in U.S.S. HANCOCK (CV-19), over the Pacific, on 17 February 1945. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.