(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Technical Sergeant Marcel W. Sommer, United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Radio Operator and Gunner of a B-17 Heavy Bomber of the 3d Bombardment Division, EIGHTH Air Force, in action against enemy installations in Europe during World War II. The heroic determination and disregard of personal safety displayed by Sergeant Sommer on all these occasions reflect the highest credit upon himself and the Military Forces of the United States.