The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant Hugh N. Dyer, III, United States Navy, for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Radar Intercept Officer of a jet aircraft attached to Fighter Squadron TWO HUNDRED THIRTEEN, embarked in U.S.S. KITTY HAWK (CVA 63) on 25 April 1967 against the cement industry located in the port city of Haiphong, North Vietnam. Lieutenant Dyer skillfully operated his radar searching for enemy fighters. The thoroughness of his search assured his flight of a clear air space above the target free from the threat of enemy aircraft. With this knowledge, attention could be diverted to the task of quickly locating the target along with accomplishing a more accurate suppression run. Once entering the target area he quickly oriented himself to the topography and provided rapid and accurate information to his pilot concerning the pre-assigned anti-aircraft site location with respect to key land marks and terrain features. This action reduced the combat exposure time and allowed his pilot to more precisely position the aircraft for the flak suppression run. Though the flak was exceedingly intense Lieutenant Dyer calmly continued his search for enemy surface-to-air missiles. While sighting many he isolated several that were a direct threat to his flight and provided his pilot with timely information and direction that led to their final avoidance. During the attack run, while in the midst of this heavy zero deflection ground fire he monitored the cockpit instruments to assure the aircraft of a safe pull out and recovery altitude and at the same time he scanned the target airspace to locate the safest possible retirement direction. While his aircraft remained in the target area for coordination, until the last bomber had completed its run, he secured many photographs of the strike damage providing a rapid evaluation of the mission results. Lieutenant Dyer’s actions and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.