AWARDED DFC: 1
CONFLICT/SPACE FLIGHT/EVENT:  -
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Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant Charles W. Pitts for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Forward Air Controller in Southeast Asia on 12 February 1971. On that date, Lieutenant Pitts flew his lightly armed observation aircraft into an extremely high threat air environment to interdict hostile supply routes. Despite adverse weather and intense antiaircraft fire from the target area, Lieutenant Pitts directed strikes which ultimately resulted in twelve trucks destroyed and two damaged. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Lieutenant Pitts reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.