The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant, Junior Grade Richard C. Adams (NSN: 0-512903), United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a jet fighter and strike leader while attached to Fighter Squadron ONE HUNDRED TWELVE (VF-112), on board the U.S.S. PHILIPPINE SEA (CV-47), in attacks against enemy rail installations and trains west of Kowon, North Korea, on 26 May 1952. By skillfully pressing home repeated bombing attacks in the face of intense anti-aircraft fire, his flight destroyed twelve railroad cars loaded with ammunition and fuel oil and also damaged many other cars with their strafing runs. Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Adams personally scored four direct hits with the four 250 pound bombs which were loaded on his F9F-2, an extraordinary feat of accurate bombing. His fortitude and determination in the face of great personal hazard and his accurate bombing under trying conditions contributed to the successful accomplishment of an important mission and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.