The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant, Junior Grade Johnny D. Carroll, United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in a strike against the rail complex at Quang Suoi, North Vietnam, on 11 November 1965. As radar intercept officer in a flight of three aircraft, he guided the planes through adverse weather conditions at low altitude and assisted the pilot in conducting a succession of attacks which destroyed nine railroad cars and a locomotive. Throughout the attacks, the flight was subjected to heavy anti-aircraft fire. After departing the target, he effected a low-level rendezvous with a photo-reconnaissance aircraft and led it back to the target, again encountering intense enemy reaction. He then re-joined the flight and led them through deteriorating weather conditions back to the carrier.