Born to Arthur Joseph and Willie Mary Dunham delaHoussaye, March 9,1942; spent his early years in Houston, TX; graduated from Baton Rouge (LA) High School, 1960; attended Louisiana State University; graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana College of Business, Lafayette, LA, 1964; commissioned in the USMC Reserve, February, 1965; received flight training from US Naval Air Stations in Pensacola, FL, Meridian, MS and Kingsville, TX ; married Mary Agnes Hardy, October 30,1965; earned military wings in Summer, 1966; reported to USMC Squadron 531, Cherry Point, North Carolina, Fall, 1966; flew the F-4 Phantom; became father to son, Arthur Joseph delaHoussaye, December 8, 1966; deployed to Chu Lai, Vietnam, November, 1967; earned the following medals during his military career: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal (Numeral "4" to represent Four Strike/Flight Awards), Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Service Medal (Two Gold Stars), Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Star, Republic of Vietnam Civil Action 1st Class, Navy Unit Commendation, Navy Aviator Wings, Rifle Sharpshooter, and Pistol Sharpshooter; killed during the Vietnam Tet Offensive, January 31, 1968; buried in Franklin, LA; after his death, his daughter Monique Angelle delaHoussaye was born on April 14,1968.

Department of the Navy
Headquarters United States Marine Corps
Washington DC 20380

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

CAPTAIN ARTHUR J. DE LA HOUSSAYE, JR.
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE

for service as set forth in the following

CITATION:

For heroism and extraordinary achievement in aerial flight while serving as Wingman in a flight of two F-4 Phantom aircraft with Marine Fighter/Attack Squadron 323, in the Republic of Vietnam on 20 November 1967. Captain DeLaHoussaye launched from the Chu Lai Airfield when assigned a target in Quang Nam Province. While en route to the objective, the flight was diverted on an emergency mission to an area southwest of the original target. Upon contacting the Tactical Air Controller (Airborne), Captain DeLaHoussaye was informed that a platoon-sized Marine unit was engaged with a numerically superior enemy force and was in desperate need of air support. Arriving over the area, the flight leader requested that the enemy positions be marked but, as the Tactical Air Controller (Airborne) began his run, he was subjected to intense ground fire which shattered the canopy and wounded his copilot. After the enemy fortification was marked by the flight leader, Captain DeLaHoussaye fearlessly began his attacks through the intense antiaircraft fire, delivering his ordnance with pinpoint accuracy on the enemy positions. He continued to endure the increasingly heavy volume of the Viet Cong barrage until he had completed eleven bombings and expended all of his ordnance, successfully silencing the enemy fire. Captain DeLaHoussaye's outstanding aeronautical skill and steadfast determination despite great personal danger were in keeping with the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.

Department of the Navy
Headquarters United States Marine Corps
Washington DC 20380

The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the AIR MEDAL (First through Fourth Strike/Flight Awards) posthumously to

CAPTAIN ARTHUR J. DE LA HOUSSAYE, JR.
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE

for service as set forth in the following

CITATION:

For meritorious achievement in aerial flight as a designated Naval Aviator with Marine Fighter/Attack Squadron 323, during combat missions in support of the Republic of Vietnam from 20 October to 26 December 1967. Completing numerous missions during this period, while often exposed to hostile fire at close range, Captain DeLaHoussaye contributed materially to the success of his squadron. His courage and devotion to duty in the face of hazardous flying conditions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.

The Numeral "4" to represent Four Strike/Flight Awards is authorized.