The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant Ronald Russell Deyhle (AFSN: 0-3233132), United States Air Force, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as an F-100 Tactical Fighter Pilot at Binh Dinh Province, in the Republic of Vietnam, on 5 April 1971. On that date, Lieutenant Deyhle was scrambled from the alert facility at Phan Rang Air Base to support friendly troops in contact with a hostile force. Courageously ignoring both adverse weather and intense ground fire, Lieutenant Deyhle repeatedly placed his ordnance on target and succeeded in driving off the hostile force. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Lieutenant Deyhle reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.

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 First Lieutenant Ronald Russell Deyhle (AFSN: 0-3233132), United States Air Force, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as an F-100 Tactical Fighter Pilot near Pleiku, Republic of Vietnam on 22 November 1970. On that date, he scrambled from the Phan Rang Air Base alert facility in support of friendly forces in danger of being overrun by a hostile company. At great personal risk in the face of accurate, intense ground fire, with friendly forces in close proximity, he made repeated low level attacks. His precise ordnance deliveries were instrumental in the successful defense of a strategic base command and saved numerous probable friendly casualties. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Lieutenant Deyhle reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.