The  President  of  the  United  States  takes  pleasure  in  presenting  the DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS to

for service as set forth in the following

                 CITATION:

                               "For  heroism and extraordinary achievement in aerial flight while serving  with  Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron  364,  Marine  Aircraft Group Sixteen,  First Marine Aircraft Wing  in  connection  with  combat opera- tions  against  the  enemy  in  the  Republic of Vietnam.   On  the afternoon of 4 January 1970,  First Lieutenant Lamb  launched  as Section Leader of a flight of two CH-46 transport helicopters assigned  the emergency medical  evacuation of two casualties from a  Marine unit located on a mountain ridge  in the  Que Son Mountains in Quang Nam Province.  As he approached the beleaguered unit, his aircraft came under intense hostile  fire which damaged his helicopter,  wounded his  corpsman,  and forced  him to abort  his landing  attempt and  return to  An Hoa.  While en route,  he directed the ground unit to move the medical evacuees to  a  more  secure  position.   After  disembarking  the  wounded  corpsman,  he obtained a reinforced, metal litter to  replace the jungle penetrator,  and had the starboard  door  removed from  his helicopter  to facilitate  the extraction of the casualties.   Returning  to  the  embattled Marines,  First Lieutenant  Lamb,  un- daunted by the extremely heavy volume of enemy fire directed at his aircraft and the strong  winds and downdrafts which caused considerable turbulence over the rugged  terrain,  skillfully coordinated  his approach  with the fire  of supporting gunships,  maneuvered to a hover  seventy-five feet above  the pick-up  site,  and lowered the litter to the ground.  When the first patient was hoisted to a position outside the door of  his CH-46  and it was found that  it  would be  impossible to move the litter through the passenger doorway,  First Lieutenant Lamb  expertly maneuvered his helicopter to An Hoa with the wounded man in the litter suspen- ded from the side boom hoist outside  his aircraft and deftly lowered  him to the ground  where  he was  immediately  taken care  of by  medical  personnel.   The second casualty  wad acquired  in the same  manner and was  being flown  to An Hoa when the straps holding the Marine in  the litter began to come  apart while the CH-46 was within one mile of the base.   Reacting instantly,  First Lieutenant Lamb rapidly  autorotated his helicopter to  a safe landing at the end of the run- way  where  the  casualty  was safely removed before  the straps  separated.   The casualties  were  then flown to the  medical facility at  DaNang.  First Lieutenant Lamb's courage, superior airmanship, and unwavering devotion to duty at great personal risk were in  keeping  with  the  highest  traditions  of the Marine Corps and of the United States Naval Service."