The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting a Third Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Fourth Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant Colonel Roy Sterling Dickey (AFSN: 0-23316), United States Air Force, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as an F-105 Pilot in Southeast Asia on 28 February 1970. On that date, Colonel Dickey led a flak suppression flight in support of a sixteen-ship formation attacking a vigorously defended military target. Despite four surface-to-air missiles being launched against his flight and blistering anti-aircraft fire, Colonel Dickey effectively led his flight to an ordnance delivery directly on target with no loss or damage to the sixteen ship strike force. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Colonel Dickey reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Major Roy Sterling Dickey (AFSN: 0-23316), United States Air Force, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as an F-105 Pilot over North Vietnam on 18 April 1967. On that date, Major Dickey was a member of a flight of F-105 Thunderchiefs assigned to bomb a vital steel mill in North Vietnam. Despite extremely heavy and accurate anti-aircraft fire and the SA-2 surface-to-air missile threat, Major Dickey made a successful strike on this strategic target. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Major Hickey reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Major Roy Sterling Dickey (AFSN: 0-23316), United States Air Force, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as an F-105 Thunderchief Pilot over North Vietnam on 8 May 1967. On that date, Major Hickey, as a member of a flight of F-105 Thunderchiefs, attacked and destroyed MiG support facilities in North Vietnam. In spite of heavy anti-aircraft fire and SA-2 surface-to-air missiles, Major Dickey successfully delivered his bombs on the target. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Major Dickey reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Major Roy Sterling Dickey (AFSN: 0-23316), United States Air Force, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as an F-105 Pilot over North Vietnam on 26 March 1967. On that date, Major Dickey was the Flight Leader of four F-105’s assigned to attack a highly defended target in North Vietnam. Despite intense missile and conventional anti-aircraft fire and poor visibility in the target area, Major Dickey accurately delivered his ordnance on target. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Major Dickey reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting a Fourth Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Fifth Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant Colonel Roy Sterling Dickey (AFSN: 0-23316), United States Air Force, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as an F-105 Thunderchief Pilot over hostile territory on 24 December 1969. On that date, Colonel Dickey led a flight of two F-105’s against an active anti-aircraft artillery site along a heavily defended major supply route. Colonel Dickey’s precise attacks through intense visually directed fire from that site and other surrounding anti-aircraft artillery emplacements resulted in the confirmed destruction of the one large gun position, two smaller supporting gun sites, one truck, and a storage bunker complex. This skillfully executed attack severely degraded the hostile defensive capability and destroyed supplies and transportation critical to the opposing forces’ land offensive. The professional competence, aerial skill and devotion to duty displayed by Colonel Dickey reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.