The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross with Combat “V” (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant Gary Alven Glandon (AFSN: FV-3156538), United States Air Force, for heroism while participating in aerial flight while serving with the 391st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 12th Tactical Fighter Wing, SEVENTH Air Force, in Southeast Asia on 6 May 1966.