AWARDED DFC: 1
CONFLICT/SPACE FLIGHT/EVENT:  Vietnam
MODEL:  F-4E

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain Robert D. Chittenden for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as an F-4E Weapon Systems Operator over Southeast Asia on 21 January 1971. Leading a night strike mission over hostile territory, Captain Chittenden successfully struck and destroyed an important transshipment and storage point despite adverse weather. Delivering his ordnance precisely on target, Captain Chittenden created numerous secondary fires and explosions, rendering useless to opposing ground forces several vehicles and military supplies. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Captain Chittenden reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.