AWARDED DFC: 1
CONFLICT/SPACE FLIGHT/EVENT:  Vietnam
MODEL:  C-130B

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain David L. Hickson for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a C-130B Aircraft Commander near Hue, Republic of Vietnam on 4 April 1970. On that date, Captain Hickson was called on to fly an Emergency Resupply drop to United States Army forces operating near the Laos-Vietnam border. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Captain Hickson reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.