The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting a Third Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Fourth Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant (Armor) Stephen Moushegian, United States Army, for heroism while participating in aerial flight evidenced by voluntary actions above and beyond the call of duty on 5 September 1969 while serving as a pilot with the Air Cavalry Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, in the Republic of Vietnam. On this date he was performing a low level reconnaissance mission in the vicinity of Loc Ninh. He spotted enemy movement and maneuvered his aircraft to treetop level to determine the nature of the activity below. Suddenly his helicopter came under intense small arms fire, but he took evasive action and broke safely from the area. Then disregarding his own safety, Lieutenant Moushegian again approached the area to mark the enemy positions with smoke grenades. Again the aircraft came under intense fire wounding him seriously and causing considerable damage to the helicopter. Nevertheless, he piloted the aircraft from the immediate area of contact. Though forced to turn the controls over to the non-pilot observer, Warrant Officer Moushegian provided directions which enabled the observer to fly the aircraft safely to base of operations. First Lieutenant Moushegian’s actions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant (Armor) Stephen Moushegian, United States Army, for heroism while participating in aerial flight evidenced by voluntary actions above and beyond the call of duty on 9 August 1969 while serving as a helicopter pilot with the Aero Scout Platoon of the Air Cavalry Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, in the Republic of Vietnam. On this date he volunteered to make a bomb damage assessment in an area west of An Loc. Upon reaching the area, Lieutenant Moushegian spotted several enemy soldiers, three of whom he killed with accurate mini-gun, machine gun and grenade fie. Later when he observed approximately thirty more enemy troops in the area, he called for a squad of the troop Aero Rifle Platoon to be inserted in the area. While helicopters unloaded the ground troops in a small landing zone, he placed accurate suppressive fire on the hostile positions nearby. As a result of his skillful direction, the friendly element captured six enemy troops, including an officer. Later he placed effective covering fire on approximately twenty hostile troops nearby while the friendly element was safely extracted. First Lieutenant Moushegian’s courage and determination were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.

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 (Armor) Stephen Moushegian, United States Army, for heroism while participating in aerial flight evidenced by voluntary action above and beyond the call of duty on 15 July 1969 while serving as an aerial scout pilot with the Air Cavalry Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, in the Republic of Vietnam. On this date while on a visual reconnaissance mission Lieutenant Moushegian received a radio message indicating contact with a company of enemy troops. He immediately flew to the area of contact and made several low level low speed reconnaissance flights over the area, relaying a continual flow of valuable information to the ground commander. Despite the intense enemy automatic weapons fire directed at this aircraft, he volunteered to fly over the enemy positions to mark targets, although his own aircraft had already sustained numerous hits. After directing the Air Force fighter bombers in their strafing and bombing runs, he again flew over the area, making bomb damage assessments and marking additional targets for the helicopter gunships. First Lieutenant Moushegian’s devotion to duty and courage were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.