(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant (Field Artillery) R. E. Chastain (ASN: 0-1173184), United States Army, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in August 1950, while serving with the 64th Field Artillery Battalion, 25th Infantry Division in Korea. His outstanding courage and dedication to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.