The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) to Lieutenant Robert M. Robinson, United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as pilot of a jet aircraft in Attack Squadron FORTY-THREE (VA-43) during a routine training flight on 24 June 1964. Experiencing engine failure while approaching the runway for a landing at NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Lieutenant Robinson elected to remain with his disabled aircraft and succeeded in maneuvering it clear of numerous homes beneath him before ejecting at extremely low altitude. In so doing, he sacrificed his own life to safeguard the lives of others.