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 Staff Sergeant Roy Madden, Jr. (AFSN: AF-19545905), United States Air Force, for heroism while participating in aerial flight as a Fire Control Operator near Hanoi, North Vietnam, on 20 December 1972. On that date, as a crewmember of a B-52 engaged in one of the largest conventional bombing raids ever amassed in the recent history of aerial warfare, Sergeant Madden was forced to bail out over hostile territory as a result of significant battle damage to his aircraft as a result of extremely heavy hostile fire. Sergeant Madden and his crew were in quest of massed supplies, communication equipment, and transportation lines in order to eliminate the aggressor’s capacity to initiate an offensive, and despite receiving heavy battle damage and incurring grave personal danger Sergeant Madden and his crew were able to destroy the target before being forced to abandon their aircraft. The outstanding heroism and selfless devotion to duty displayed by Sergeant Madden reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.