Victor R. Adams

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Air Force Cross to Victor R. Adams, Technical Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, for extraordinary heroism in military operations against an opposing armed force while serving as a UH- 1F Helicopter Aerial Gunner of the 20th Special Operations Squadron, SEVENTH Air Force, near Duc Co, Republic of Vietnam, on the night of 26 – 27 November 1968. On that date, Sergeant Adams’ aircraft was shot down by hostile ground fire and crashed in dense jungle. Disregarding his own injuries and the imminence of hostile activity, he assisted the co-pilot from the burning helicopter and returned to rescue the trapped personnel. He succeeded in pulling another man from the wreckage, before the severity of the fire and subsequent explosions forced him to abandon further rescue efforts. Through his extraordinary heroism, superb airmanship, and aggressiveness in the face of hostile forces, Sergeant Adams reflected the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.