The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain Gerald C. Armstrong (MCSN: 0-35977), United States Marine Corps, for heroism while participating in aerial flight against the enemy in Korea on 20 November 1951. Captain Armstrong, as a member in a flight of four fighter aircraft, took off on an armed coastal reconnaissance mission with instructions to bomb the village of Chadolba, unless a more important target presented itself. Flying over mountainous terrain, and through adverse cloud cover, Captain Armstrong located the assigned target village and participated in a series of well coordinated bombing, rocket, and strafing attacks. Many hostile troops were observed running for cover as the aircraft bombed the area. By keeping these troops under constant fire, this flight was able to inflict approximately one hundred and seventy observed enemy casualties. In addition to the enemy casualties, twenty-five buildings were either destroyed or seriously damaged by this attack. The village of Chadolba was severely damaged when the flight terminated their attack and departed for their home base. Captain Armstrong’s efficient leadership and skilled airmanship were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.