The  President of  the United States  takes  pleasure  in  presenting a gold star in lieu of the fourth DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS to

for service as set forth in the following

                 CITATION:

                               "For heroism and extraordinary achievement  in aerial flight while  serving  as Commanding Officer of  Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine Aircraft Group  Sixteen,  First Marine Aircraft Wing  in  connection with combat operations against  the enemy in  the  Republic of Vietnam.  On the afternoon  of  5  November  1969,  Lieutenant  Colonel  Dunbaugh  launched  as Division  Leader  of  a  flight  of four CH-46  transport  helicopters  assigned the mission  of  helilifting  supplies  and   elements  of  one  Marine  battalion   from Antenna Valley to defensive positions around Landing Zone Baldy and elements of another  battalion to its command post in the foothills of the Que Son Moun- tains in Quang Nam Province.  Despite a low cloud cover which covered the tops of  the mountains and  enshrouded the valley,  heavy rainstorms,  the turbulence created by winds gusting on occasions from 40 to 50 knots per hour, and intense hostile automatic weapons  fire directed at his aircraft, he boldly led his Division on  repeated flights  into landing zones which were only large enough  to accom- modate one helicopter at a time.   Undeterred by  the inability of fixed-wing  air- craft  to  support   the  operation  because  of   the  extremely  adverse   weather, Lieutenant Colonel Dunbaugh  skillfully directed  the actions of  two sections  of gunships to provide covering fire for each of  the landings and successfully deliv- ered all essential supplies  and  transported  the  required  ground  forces  to  the designated areas.  Upon  the receipt of an urgent request  to evacuate five woun- ded  Marines  from  one of the  battalions and  to deliver two  external  loads  of vitally needed supplies to another isolated ground unit,  he resolutely braved the hazardous  conditions of maneuvering in th e darkness, over rugged terrain, and through  continually deteriorating  weather to  extract the casualties and  deliver the supplies.  As a result of his heroic and determined actions during the six and one-half  hours required to accomplish his missions, his flight successfully trans- ported  440  Marines and delivered in excess of  ten tons of supplies.  Lieutenant Colonel Dunbaugh's  courage,  superior  airmanship, and unwavering  devotion  to  duty in  the face of great  personal  danger were  in keeping  with the  highest traditions of the Marine Corps and of the United States Naval Service."