AWARDED DFC: 3
CONFLICT/SPACE FLIGHT/EVENT:  -
MODEL:  AC-130

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Major Donald Boone for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as an AC-130 Gunship Navigator over Southeast Asia on 22 February 1972. On that date, while on a night armed reconnaissance mission, his actions led to the damage or destruction of 11 hostile supply vehicles and the ignition of 14 secondary fires and explosions. Putting aside his concern for personal safety in the face of 331 rounds of hostile antiaircraft fire, he succeeded in destroying large amounts of supplies and munitions destined for use against friendly forces. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Major Boone reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.

2.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Major Donald Boone for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as an AC-130 Gunship Infrared Sensor Operator over Laos on 16 March 1972. On that date, while on a night armed reconnaissance mission over heavily defended hostile supply routes, his actions let to the damage or destruction of 22 hostile supply vehicles and the creation of 1000 secondary fires and explosions. Utilizing his sensor systems to its fullest extent, he constantly sought out, validated and tracked enemy supply targets while coping with violent aircraft maneuvers to evade accurate antiaircraft fire, thereby making these extraordinary mission results possible. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Major Boone reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.

3.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Major Donald Boone for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as an AC-130 Gunship Infrared Sensor Operator over South Vietnam on 23 April 1972. On that date, while on a night aerial fire support mission over a friendly ground position, his actions enabled the friendly ground position to successfully halt and repel the superior-sized hostile force's advancement upon their position. He displayed extraordinary airmanship in continually pressing the attack by applying an uninterrupted rain of accurate ordnance against the hostile forces while coping with the constant threat imposed by accurate antiaircraft fire. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Major Boone reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.