The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant [then Lieutenant, Junior Grade] Albert B. Morrison, United States Navy, for heroism and extraordinary achievement in aerial flight while attached to Composite Squadron NINETY SIX during operations against enemy Japanese forces in the Ryukyu Islands. Completing his twentieth mission on June 2, 1945, Lieutenant (then Lieutenant Junior Grade) Morrison contributed materially to the success of his squadron. His gallant devotion to duty was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.