(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel Philip V. Howell, Jr. (AFSN: FR-17534), United States Air Force, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism while participating in aerial flight while serving with the 460th Tactical Fighter Wing in Southeast Asia.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel Philip V. Howell, Jr. (AFSN: FR-17534), United States Air Force, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism while participating in aerial flight while serving with the 460th Tactical Fighter Wing in Southeast Asia on 11 October 1967.