Foil: 6 Panel: Distinguished Flying Cross Society Column: 3 Line: 63

Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Friend

Honored by:

MAJOR HENRY W. HEERMANN DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF BY EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT WHILE PARTICIPATING IN AERIAL FLIGHT AS A STRIKE CONTROL AND RECONNAISSANCE NAVIGATOR IN SOUTHEAST ASIA ON 30 MARCH 1969 ON THAT DATE, MAJOR HEERMANN DIRECTED HIS UNARMED 0-2A AIRCRAFT INTO A 7TH AIR FORCE ANTIAIRCRAFT HIGH THREAT AREA IN SEARCH OF HOSTILE LOGISTICS RESOURCES ALONG THE INFILTRATION ROUTE SUPPLYING THE BATTLEFIELDS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH VIETNAM. IN SPITE OF TOTAL DARKNESS AND INTENSE ANTIAIRCRAFT FIRE, HE DIRECTED FIGHTER STRIKES WHICH RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOSTILE DEFENSIVE POSITIONS. THE PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE, AERIAL SKILL, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY DISPLAYED BY MAJOR HEERMANN REFLECT GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.