AWARDED DFC: 1
CONFLICT/SPACE FLIGHT/EVENT:  -
MODEL:  AC-119K

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain James D. Thompson for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as an AC-119K Navigator in Southeast Asia on 5 April 1970. On that date, Captain Thompson flew an armed reconnaissance mission against infiltration routes being used by unfriendly forces. After locating a truck convoy, moving under the cover of darkness, Captain Thompson's aircraft made repeated attacks against the convoy even though his aircraft came under extremely heavy and accurate hostile fire. Captain Thompson's superior airmanship resulted in three trucks being destroyed and one damaged. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Captain Thompson reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.