AWARDED DFC: 1
CONFLICT/SPACE FLIGHT/EVENT:  -
MODEL:  C-47

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Major John P. Ham for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a C-47 Navigator over Southeast Asia on 20 May 1971. On that date, Major Ham flew a special psychological warfare mission requiring repeated low-level passes over extremely hostile territory. Major Ham's thorough knowledge and outstanding airmanship, displayed in the face of known hazards, resulted in the successful completion of this important mission. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Major Ham reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.