The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Ensign Robert P. Armstrong (NSN: 0-496936), United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with Fighter Squadron ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN (VF-113), embarked in U.S.S. PHILIPPINE SEA (CV-47), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea from 6 August to 17 October 1950. As a Pilot of a Corsair Fighter plane, he participated in thirty-five strike missions over enemy territory.