AWARDED DFC: 1
CONFLICT/SPACE FLIGHT/EVENT:  Vietnam
MODEL:  F-105D

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant Douglas R. Perl for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as an F-105 Fighter Pilot over Southeast Asia on 11 June 1970. On that date, Lieutenant Perl, while leading a flight of four F-105 fighter bombers, successfully attacked a vulnerable segment of a major line of communication used by the opposing force to transport valuable military supplies. Although his ordnance delivery was hampered by deteriorating weather and numerous anti-aircraft artillery airbursts near his aircraft, he delivered his weapons payload with extreme accuracy, effectively severing the transportation routes. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Lieutenant Perl reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.