AWARDED DFC: 1
CONFLICT/SPACE FLIGHT/EVENT:  WWII
MODEL:  B-24

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant Robert V. Liston for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial operations against the enemy in the Central Pacific area between the dates of 10 September 1944 and 14 September 1944. Each, as a crew member of a heavy bombardment type aircraft, participated in missions, both day and night, against heavily defended enemy-held bases. The voluntary action in the face of great danger exhibited by these combat crew members and the exceptional and outstanding results accomplished despite the fact that the long flight to and from the target was entirely over water, and the target a pin point island heavily defended with air defense and anti-aircraft weapons, the attacks were successfully pressed home through heavy barrages with full knowledge that hits in vital parts of the plane meant ditching in the open sea with the risk of capture by the enemy, reflects the highest credit upon each individual. Throughout these missions, the skill, unwavering determination, and courage displayed in every case have been of inestimable value in neutralizing the enemy's sea and air power and aiding in the advance of our forces.