The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain Robert D. Alexander (MCSN: 0-39421), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight against the enemy in Korea. On 29 October 1952, Captain Alexander led a flight of Marine attack aircraft against heavily defended enemy front line positions opposing elements of the U.S. TENTH CORPS. Searching at dusk under conditions of restricted visibility, he successfully located the obscure objective in extremely mountainous terrain. Immediately initiating a coordinated attack through intense defensive fire, Captain Alexander scored direct hits with his bombs, and then despite increasingly heavy ground fire, continued to lead his flight in repeated low level bombing and strafing assaults on the enemy positions. Captain Alexander’s skillful deployment of his flight under adverse conditions was largely responsible for the demolition of twelve enemy occupied bunkers, and the partial destruction of an active enemy artillery battery. His courageous actions, professional skill, and zealous devotion to duty throughout were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.