AWARDED DFC: 1
CONFLICT/SPACE FLIGHT/EVENT:  -
MODEL:  AC-130

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Sergeant Larry D. Carver for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as an AC-130 Gunship Aerial Gunner over Laos on 23 January 1972. On that date, while on a night armed reconnaissance mission over heavily defended hostile supply routes, his actions led to the damage or destruction of 27 hostile supply vehicles and the creation of 15 secondary fires and explosions. Despite violent aircraft maneuvers to avoid intense barrages of accurate anti-aircraft fire, he demonstrated resourcefulness and determination by maintaining ready firepower and made possible these extraordinary combat results. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Sergeant Carver reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.