AWARDED DFC: 2
CONFLICT/SPACE FLIGHT/EVENT:  Vietnam
MODEL:  B-52G

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross (First Oak Leaf Cluster) to Captain Gary C. Bennett for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a B-52 Navigator while assigned to the 72nd Strategic Wing (Provisional), Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on 28 December 1972. During this period, he consistently displayed courage, professional knowledge and competence, and selfless devotion to duty in the successful accomplishment of important combat missions. Captain Dennett performed his duties as a navigator in an exemplary manner while engaged in hazardous operations involving frequent exposure to hostile air defense forces. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Captain Bennett reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.