AWARDED DFC: 1
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Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Master Sergeant Eugene J. De Gennaro for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as a Plane Commander in Marine Transport Squadron One Hundred Fifty-two during operations against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 2 and 4 December 1950. Participating in a mission to evacuate friendly troops from the Pyongyang airstrip, Master Sergeant De Gennaro executed a safe landing on the field despite a warning that the field was under imminent hostile air and ground attack. After waiting several hours, he took off with 47 critically wounde3d patients and safely delivered the casualties to hospitals in Japan. Learning that the evacuation station was closed on 4 December 1950, he waited until 13,000 pounds of vitally needed ammunition was loaded aboard his plane and transported to safety before he returned to base. By his marked courage, expert leadership and unswerving devotion to duty, Master Sergeant De Gennaro upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.