The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Major Philip B. Anderson (MCSN: 0-23194), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight against the enemy as a member of a Marine Attack Squadron in Korea. On 2 June 1953, Major Anderson led a flight of Marine attack aircraft on a high priority close air support mission against heavily defended and well entrenched enemy personnel shelters and mortars that had been inflicting serious damage on friendly front line units. As he approached the target area a low cloud ceiling so reduced forward visibility that Major Anderson instructed the flight to orbit out of range of hostile anti-aircraft fire while he definitely located the obscure objective. Diving to minimum altitude through an intense barrage of defensive fire, he skillfully maneuvered his aircraft through the precipitous terrain and initiated a daring low-level assault. Scoring direct bomb hits that clearly marked the carefully camouflaged target for the remainder of the flight, Major Anderson remained at low level and directed repeated attacks that destroyed fifteen personnel shelters, five mortar positions and damaged another fifteen enemy personnel bunkers. His exceptional bombing accuracy and exemplary leadership were responsible for the success of a mission that inflicted heavy enemy casualties and substantially reduced hostile pressure on advancing elements of the United Nations ground forces. Major Anderson’s courageous conduct, outstanding initiative and steadfast devotion to duty throughout reflected great credit upon himself and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.