In honor of Veterans Day,Stackerlooked at information from theDefense Manpower Data Center, the U.S. Census historical population tables, and theSt. Louis Federal Reserveto see how the military has changed over the years. By comparing data sets (last updated 2019) we were able to determine t...
Nixon awards the Medal of Honor to Sergeant John Lee Levitow at The White House, 14 May 1970. At left, behind the President, is Captain James P. Fleming, USAF. (The White House) In January 1998, a McDonnell Douglas C-17A Globemaster III, 96-0005, was named The Spirit of Sgt. John...
The heroic actions of a USAF special operations helicopter pilot who saved multiple Americans during a secret 1969 mission in Laos are getting a fresh look as a Congressman urges the Pentagon to upgrade an Air Force Cross to the Medal of Honor. Retired Col. Philip J. Conran, then a pilot ...
To be a flying “ace,” you have to be credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during combat. It didn’t happen often in the 20th century, and it rarely happens now. Air Force Maj. George A. Davis Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient, is one of only a handful of U.S. mil...
Enlisted Person of the Year Ribbon Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal Special Operations Service Ribbon Sea Service Ribbon Restricted Duty Ribbon Overseas Service Ribbon Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon Recruiting Service Ribbon Marksmanship Distinguished Marksman Ribbon Silver Excellence in Competition Rifle ...
USAF Command, Europe USAF Security Service Air Medal [am] Information | Application Form Air Reserve Force Meritorious Service Medal [afrmsm] Information | Application Form Air Sea (Air Land) Rescue Information | Application Form Air Sea (Air Land) Rescue Training Completion Information | Applicati...
Airacobra, F-6Mustangpilot and ace earned the Medal of Honor Background William Arthur Shomo was born May 30, 1918 to parents George Washington Shomo and Bertha May (née Uncapher) Shomo in Jeannette, Pennsylvania. William Shomo attended the Cincinnati College of Embalming and the Pittsburgh Scho...
Sharp is a distinguished combat pilot and the recipient of the Navy Distinguished Flying Cross, 12 Air Medals, Purple Heart, and the Navy Commendation with Combat V (valor) Medal. USS Hornet Museum to honor Vietnam aviation legend After 23 years in the Air Force, he retired in 1979 with ...
World War II Victory Medal, Korean Service Medal, Vietnamese Service Medal, United Nations Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Republic of Korea Presidential Citation, Croix de Guerre with Palm, Vietnamese Medal of Honor, Russian Freedom Medal, and the Occupation...