The US recently awarded Cooper the Distinguished Flying Cross 'directly'. Here are the two citations:
CITATION:
1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Flight Lieutenant Garry G. Cooper, Royal Australian Air Force, for heroism while participating in aerial flight as a Forward Air Controller near Can Giuoc, Republic of Vietnam, on 6 May 1968. On that date, with complete disregard for his own safety, Flight Lieutenant Cooper repeatedly directed airstrikes from a low altitude and exposed himself to heavy enemy fire in order to pinpoint the enemy and accurately mark them for destruction. His actions were instrumental in the success of the operation and resulted in the saving of numerous friendly lives. The outstanding heroism and selfless devotion to duty displayed by Flight Lieutenant Cooper reflect great credit upon himself and the Royal Australian Air Force.
2.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Flight Lieutenant Garry G. Cooper for heroism while participating in aerial flight near Cai Nuoc, Republic of Vietnam, on 4 October 1968. On that date, Flight Lieutenant Cooper was flying his O-1 Bird Dog aircraft as a Forward Air Controller in support of friendly ground forces engaged in combat with an opposing hostile force of battalion size. Due to low clouds in the target area, Flight Lieutenant Cooper elected to operate in close proximity to the hostile force where he was extremely vulnerable to the hostile anti-aircraft fire. With complete disregard for his own personal safety, Flight Lieutenant Cooper made low repeated passes over suspected anti-aircraft emplacements to draw their fire from the fighters and force them to reveal their positions to the attacking fighter aircraft. The outstanding heroism and selfless devotion to duty displayed by Flight Lieutenant Cooper reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.