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

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain Victor Vizcarra for heroism while participating in aerial flight as pilot of an F-105 Thunderchief Fighter-Bomber over North Vietnam on 27 July 1965. On that date, Captain Vizcarra participated in a strike against a heavily defended Surface to Air Missile site near Hanoi, North Vietnam. This was the first attack by fighter aircraft on an operational SAM site in military history, and the hazards involved cannot be over emphasized. Penetrating target defenses on a high speed low level run in the face of heavy anti-aircraft fire, Captain Vizcarra courageously pressed his attack to inflict heavy damage upon his assigned target. The outstanding heroism and selfless devotion to duty displayed by Captain Vizcarra reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.