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

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain Bobby R. Noack for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as an F-4D Aircraft Commander near Dong Hoi, North Vietnam on 3 April 1968. On that date, Captain Noack led a flight on an airborne radar strike against a heavily defended supply storage area. In spite of total darkness, severe weather conditions, and intense anti-aircraft fire which inflicted extensive battle damage to his aircraft, Captain Noack successfully delivered all ordnance on target and led the flight to a safe recovery at his home station. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Captain Noack reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.