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

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant James L. Patrick,Jr. for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as an F-4E Weapon Systems Officer over Southeast Asia on 15 May 1971. On that date, despite marginal weather conditions, the night time environment, and heavy anti-aircraft artillery fire, Lieutenant Patrick directed his aircraft against hostile supply vehicles and storage areas. Multiple passes against these targets resulted in numerous secondary fires and explosions and the destruction of vital hostile supplies. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Lieutenant Patrick reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.