AWARDED DFC: 1
CONFLICT/SPACE FLIGHT/EVENT:  Vietnam
MODEL:  B-52G

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain, then First Lieutenant Randau F. Wimmer for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a B-52G Navigator near Dong Hoi, North Vietnam, on 30 December 1972. On that date, he was responsible for precise Navigation and Bombing assistance. His professional excellence and dedication to duty resulted in the accurate delivery of an ordnance on the assigned target, despite the immediate threat from surface-to-air missiles. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Captain Wimmer reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.