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 First Lieutenant Lars G. Granath for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as an F-4E Aircraft Commander over Southeast Asia on 7 April 1972. On that date, Lieutenant Granath was in a flight of two F-4E fighter-bombers which struck a vital antiaircraft site deep inside hostile territory. Despite heavy opposing ground fire and surface-to -air missiles, Lieutenant Granath delivered his ordnance precisely on target, destroying three active gun sites. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Lieutenant Granath reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.