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Citation:  1.) The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS TO LIEUTENANT ALBERT B MORRISON UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVES For service as set forth in the following citation: 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. John Forrestal Secretary of the Navy