Maisey, Reginald V., Jr.
Captain, U.S. Air Force
3rd Security Police Squadron, Biên Hòa AFB, RVN
Date Of Action: January 31, 1968
Citation:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Title
10, Section 8742, United States Code, awards the Air Force Cross to
Captain Reginald V. Maisey, Jr., for extraordinary heroism in military
operations against an opposing armed force, as a Security Police Officer
in Southeast Asia on 31 January 1968. On that date, an intense night
rocket and ground attack was launched by massed hostile forces against
Biên Hòa AB. With the brunt of the ground penetration concentrated
at a key bunker position on the east end of the installation, Captain
Maisey drove from the west end of this runway to the beleaguered bunker
and directed the actions of his men in defending the position. Captain
Maisey exhibited an unrelenting stamina that rallied his men in countering
the hostile assault. He persisted in his gallant campaign against
the attacking force until an exploding rocket took his life. His supreme
courage and undaunted leadership inspired his men to hold the position,
thus thwarting the westward progress of the infiltrators across the
installation and saving untold numbers of lives and millions of dollars
worth of aircraft and other material. Through his extraordinary heroism,
superb airmanship, and aggressiveness in the face of hostile forces,
Captain Maisey reflected the highest credit upon himself and the United
States Air Force.
