The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant Commander Thomas E. Dunlop, United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during a coordinated multi-carrier strike against the Hai Duong rail bridge on 23 December 1965. During the last 20 miles of the approach, and while over the bridge, his division was subjected to gunfire which damaged all aircraft in the division and downed his wingman. Undeterred, Lieutenant Commander Dunlop released his heavy bombs directly on target just as the preceding division was clear.

The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant Commander Thomas E. Dunlop, United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Division Leader of a flight of A-4C aircraft during the retaliatory air strike on Chanh Hoa Army Barracks at Dong Hoi, North Vietnam, on 11 February 1965. Despite intense and accurate ground fire, he positioned the flight on target and successfully accomplished the cannon fire and low-level bombing mission.