AWARDED DFC: 10
CONFLICT/SPACE FLIGHT/EVENT:  Vietnam
MODEL:  AC-130

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross (Ninth Oak Leaf Cluster) to Staff Sergeant Lloyd D. Brown for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as an AC-130 Gunship Illuminator Operator over Southeast Asia on 18 December 1972. On that date, while on an armed reconnaissance mission over heavily defended hostile supply routes, his actions led to the destruction of 14 hostile supply vehicles and the ignition of numerous secondary fires and explosions. In the face of the constant threat of accurate antiaircraft artillery 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 Sergeant Brown reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.