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For Acts of Valor

"Above and Beyond the Call of Duty"

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Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
First Lieutenant, US Army Air Service

Born:   October 08, 1890 at Columbus, OH
Entered Service:   Columbus, OH
Date/Place of Action:  September 25, 1918 - Billy, France
Unit:   94th Aero Squadron
Presentation:  Presented at Bolling Field near Washington, DC
     by President Herbert Hoover on November 6, 1930
Date of Death:   July 23, 1973
Buried at:  Greenlawn Cemetery - Columbus, OH

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Frank Luke, Jr.
Second Lieutenant, US Army Air Service

Born:   May 19, 1897 at Phoenix, AZ
Entered Service:   Phoenix, AZ
Date/Place of Action:  September 29, 1918 - Murvaux, France
Unit:  27th Aero Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group
Presentation:  Presented to his father in Phoenix, AZ
     by Brigadier General Howard R. Hickock on May 29, 1919
Date Of Death:  September 29, 1918 (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  Meuse-Argonne Cemetery - Romagne Meuse, France

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Erwin Russel Bleckley
Second Lieutenant, US Army Air Service

Born:  December 30, 1894 at Wichita, KS
Entered Service:   Wichita, KS
Date/Place of Action:   October 06, 1918 - Binarville, France
Unit:  50th Aero Squadron, 130th Field Artillery, Air Service
Presentation:  G.O. 56, WD - December 30, 1922
Date of Death:    October 06, 1918 (Killed In Action) 
Buried at:  Meuse-Argonne Cemetery - Romagne Meuse, France

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Harold Ernest Goettler
First Lieutenant, US Army Air Service

Born:   July 21, 1890 at Chicago, IL
Entered Service:   Chicago, IL
Date/Place of Action:  October 06, 1918 - Binarville, France
Unit:   50th Aero Squadron
Presentation:  G.O. 56, WD - 1922
Date of Death:    October 06, 1918 (Killed In Action) 
Buried at:  Graceland Cemetery - Chicago, IL 

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Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr.
Captain, US Army Air Corps (Reserve)

Born:   February 04, 1902 at Detroit, MI
Entered Service:   Little Falls, MN
Date/Place of Action:  May 20 & 21, 1927 - Atlantic Flight, In the Air
Unit:   U.S. Army Air Corps
Presentation:  By Special Act of Congress, 1928
Date of Death:      August 26, 1974
Buried at:   Kipahulu Church Cemetery - Maui, HI

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James Harold Doolittle
Brigadier General, US Army

Born:   December 14, 1896 at Alameda, CA
Entered Service:   Berkeley, CA
Date/Place of Action:  April 18, 1942 - Tokyo, Japan
Unit:   Army Air Force Headquarters, Washington, DC
Presentation:  Presented at the White House
     by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 20, 1942
Date of Death:   September 27, 1993
Buried at:  Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA

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Harl Pease, Jr.
Captain, US Army Air Corps

Born:   April 10, 1917 at Plymouth, NH
Entered Service:   Boston, MA
Date/Place of Action:  August 06 & 07, 1942 - Rabaul, New Britain
Unit:  Heavy Bombardment Squadron, 19th Bombardment Group, 509th Bombardment Wing, 5th Air Force
Presentation:  Presented to his parents at the White House
     by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on  Dec 2, 1942
Date Of Death:  October 08, 1942 (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  A.B.M.C. Manila - Manila, Philippine Islands

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Demas Thurlow Craw
Colonel, US Army Air Corps

Born:  April 09, 1900 at Traverse City, MI
Entered Service:   Michigan
Date/Place of Action:  November 08, 1942 - Port Lyautey, French Morocco
Unit:  XII Ground Air Support Command
Presentation:  G.O. 11 - March 04, 1943
Date of Death:  November 08, 1942 (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  Cremated - Ashes Scattered at Weisbaden, Germany

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Pierpont Morgan Hamilton
Major, US Army Air Corps

Born:   August 03, 1898 at Tuxedo Park, NY
Entered Service:   New York, NY
Date/Place of Action:  November 08, 1942 - Port Lyautey, French Morroco
Unit:   Western Task Force, Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence
Presentation:  G.O. 4 - January 23, 1943
Date of Death:      March 04, 1982
Buried at:   Santa Barbara Cemetery - Santa Barbara, CA

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Kenneth Newton Walker
Brigadier General, US Army Air Corps

Born:   July 17, 1898 at Cerrillos, NM
Entered Service:   Denver, CO
Date/Place of Action:  January 05, 1943 - Rabaul, New Britain
Unit:   5th Bomber Command, 5th Air Force
Presentation:  Presented to his son Kenneth Walker, Jr. at the White House
     by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Mar 25, 1943
Date of Death:   January 05, 1943 (Missing In Action)
Buried at:  A.B.M.C. Manila - Manila, Philippine Islands (Marker)

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Jack Warren Mathis
First Lieutenant, US Army Air Corps

Born:   September 25, 1921 at San Angelo, TX
Entered Service:   San Angelo, TX
Date/Place of Action:  March 18, 1943 - Vegesack, Germany
Unit:  359 Bombardment Squadron, 303d Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force
Presentation:  Presented to his mother at Goodfellow Field, San Angelo, TX
     by Major General Barton K. Yount on Sep 21, 1943
Date Of Death:  March 18, 1943 (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  Fairmount Cemetery - San Angelo, TX

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Maynard Harrison Smith, Sr.
Sergeant, US Army Air Corps

Born:  May 19, 1911 at Cairo, MI
Entered Service:   Cairo, MI
Date/Place of Action:   May 01, 1943 - Brest, France
Unit:  423d Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force
Presentation:  At the Eight Army Airfield, England
     By Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson - G.O. 38 - July 12, 1943
Date of Death:  May 11, 1984
Buried at:  Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
  **First enlisted airman to receive the Medal of Honor

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Joseph Raymond Sarnoski
Second Lieutenant, US Army Air Corps

Born:   January 30, 1915 at Simpson, PA
Entered Service:   Simpson, PA
Date/Place of Action:  June 16, 1943 - Buka area, Solomon Islands
Unit:   65th Bombardment Squadron, 43d Bombardment Group, 5th Air Force
Presentation:  Presented to his widow, G.O. 85 - Dec 17, 1943
Date of Death:      June 16, 1943 (Killed In Action)
Buried at:   National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific - Honolulu, HI

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Jay Zeamer
Major, US Army Air Corps

Born:   July 25, 1918 at Carlisle, PA
Entered Service:   Machias, ME
Date/Place of Action:  June 16, 1943 - Buka, Solomon Islands
Unit:   65th Bombardment Squadron, 43d Bombardment Group, 5th Air Force
Presentation:  At The Pentagon
     By General Henry H. (Hap) Arnold on January 16, 1944
Currently Living In :  Florida and New Mexico

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John Cary "Red" Morgan
Second Lieutenant, US Army Air Corps

Born:   August 24, 1914 at Vernon, TX
Entered Service:   London, England
Date/Place of Action:  July 28, 1943 - Kiel, Germany
Unit:  326 Bombbardment Squadron, 92nd Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force
Presentation:  At Widewing, England on December 19, 1943
Date Of Death:  January 17, 1991
Buried at:  Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA

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Lloyd Herbert Hughes
Second Lieutenant, US Army Air Corps

Born:  July 12, 1921 at Alexandria, LA
Entered Service:   San Antonio, TX
Date/Place of Action:   August 01, 1943 - Ploesti, Rumania
Unit:  564 Bombardment Squadron, 389th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force
Presentation:  G.O. 17, Feb 26, 1944
Date of Death:  August 01, 1943 (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery - San Antonio, TX

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John Riley Kane
Colonel, US Army Air Corps

Born:   January 05, 1907 at McGregor, TX
Entered Service:   Shreveport, LA
Date/Place of Action:  August 01, 1943 - Ploesti, Rumania
Unit:   98th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force
Presentation:  Presented at Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt
     by Major General Lewis H. Brereton on Sep 7, 1943
Date of Death:      May 29, 1996
Buried at:   Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA

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John Louis Jerstad
Major, US Army Air Corps

Born:   February 12, 1918 at Racine, WI
Entered Service:   Racine, WI
Date/Place of Action:  August 01, 1943 - Ploesti, Rumania
Unit:   201st Provinsional Combat Wing, 9th Air Force
Presentation:  G.O. 72 - October 28, 1943
Date of Death:   August 01, 1943 (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  A.B.M.C. Ardennes - Neuvile-En-Condroz, Belgium

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Addison Earl Baker
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army Air Corps

Born:   January 01, 1907 at Chicago, IL
Entered Service:   Akron, OH
Date/Place of Action:  August 01, 1943 - Ploesti, Rumania
Unit:  328 Bombardment Squadron, 93d Heavy Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force
Presentation:  At Akron, Ohio - 1944
Date Of Death:  August 01, 1943  (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  A.B.M.C. Florence - Florence, Italy

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Leon William Johnson
Colonel, US Army Air Corps

Born:  September 13, 1904 at Columbia, MO
Entered Service:   Moline, KS
Date/Place of Action:   August 01, 1943 - Ploesti, Rumania
Unit:  44th Bombardment Group, 2d Bomb Division, 9th Air Force
Presentation:  Presented in England
     by Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers on Nov 22, 1943
Date of Death:  November 10, 1997
Buried at:  Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA

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Ralph Cheli
Major, US Army Air Corps

Born:   October 29, 1919 at San Francisco, CA
Entered Service:   Brooklyn, NY
Date/Place of Action:  August 18, 1943 - Wewak, New Guinea
Unit:   405 Bombardment Squadron, 38th Bombardment Group, 5th Air Force
Presentation:  G.O. 72 - October 28, 1943
Date of Death:      March 06, 1944 (Killed In Action)
Buried at:   Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery - St. Louis, MO

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Neel Ernest Kearby
Colonel, US Army Air Corps

Born:   June 05, 1911 at Wichita Falls, TX
Entered Service:   Dallas, TX
Date/Place of Action:  October 11, 1943 - Wewak, New Guinea
Unit:   309th Bomb Wing, 5th Air Force
Presentation:  Presented in Brisbane, Australia
     By General Douglas MacArthur on Jan 23, 1944
Date of Death:   March 05, 1944
Buried at:  Hillcrest Memorial Park - Dallas, TX

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Raymond Harrell Wilkins
Major, US Army Air Corps

Born:   September 28, 1917 at Portsmouth, VA
Entered Service:   Portsmouth, VA
Date/Place of Action:  November 02, 1943 - Rabaul, New Britain, Pacific Ocean
Unit:  89th Bombardment Squadron, 3d Bombardment Group, 5th Air Force
Presentation:  Presented to his family
     at Vandalia, Ohio on Dec 1, 1944
Date Of Death:  November 02, 1943 (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  A.B.M.C. Manila - Manila, Philippine Islands

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Forrest Lee "Woody" Vosler
Technical Sergeant, US Army Air Corps

Born:  July 29, 1923 at Lyndonville, NY
Entered Service:   Rochester, NY
Date/Place of Action:   December 20, 1943 - Bremen, Germany
Unit:  358th Bombardment Squadron, 303d Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force
Presentation:  At the White House
     By President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 31, 1944
Date of Death:  February 17, 1992
Buried at:  Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA

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James Howell Howard
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army Air Corps

Born:   April 08, 1913 at Canton, China
Entered Service:   St. Louis, MO
Date/Place of Action:  January 11, 1944 - Oschersleben, Germany
Unit:   356 Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force
Presentation:  Presented at London England
     By Lieutenant General Carl A. Spaatz on  June 27, 1944
Date of Death:      March 18, 1995
Buried at:   Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA

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Walter Edward Truemper
Second Lieutenant, US Army Air Corps

Born:   October 31, 1918 at Aurora, IL
Entered Service:   Aurora, IL
Date/Place of Action:  February 20, 1944 - Leipzig, Germany
Unit:   510th Bombardment Squadron, 351st Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force
Presentation:  G.O. 52 - Jun 22, 1944
Date of Death:   February 20, 1944  (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery - Aurora, IL

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William Robert Lawley, Jr.
First Lieutenant, US Army Air Corps

Born:   August 23, 1920 at Leeds, AL
Entered Service:   Birmingham, AL
Date/Place of Action:  February 20, 1944 - Liepzig, Germany
Unit:  1st Air Div, 40th Cbt Wing, 8th Air Force
Presentation:  Presented at Headquarters, US Army Air Forces, Europe in
     High Wycomb, England by Lieutenant General Carl A Spaatz on Aug 8, 1944
Date Of Death:  May 29, 1999
Buried at: 

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Archibald Mathies
Sergeant, US Army Air Corps

Born:  June 03, 1918 at Scotland
Entered Service:   Pittsburgh, PA
Date/Place of Action:   February 20, 1944 - In the Air, Europe
Unit:  510 Bombardment Squadron, 351st Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force
Presentation:  Presented to his mother, G.O. 52, Jun 22, 1944
Date of Death:  February 20, 1944 (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  Finleyville Cemetery - Finleyville, PA

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Edward Stanley Michael
First Lieutenant, US Army Air Corps

Born:   May 02, 1918 at Chicago, IL
Entered Service:   Chicago, IL
Date/Place of Action:  April 11, 1944 - Stettin, Germany
Unit:   364th Bombardment Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group, 40th Combat Wing, 2d Air Division, 8th Air Force
Presentation:  At the White House
     By President Franklin D. Roosevelt - January 10, 1945
Date of Death:   May 10, 1994
Buried at:   Springfield Cemetery - Springfield, UT

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Leon Robert Vance, Jr.
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army Air Corps

Born:   August 11, 1916 at Enid, OK
Entered Service:   Garden City, NY
Date/Place of Action:  June 05, 1944 - Wimereaux, France
Unit:   489th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force
Presentation:  To His Widow and Daughter At Enid Air Force Base, Enid, OK
     By Major General James P. Hodges - October 11, 1946
Date of Death:   July 26, 1944  (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  A.B.M.C. Cambridge - Cambridge, England

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David Richard Kingsley
Second Lieutenant, US Army Air Corps

Born:   June 27, 1918 at Portland, OR
Entered Service:   Portland, OR
Date/Place of Action:  June 23, 1944 - Ploesti, Rumania
Unit:  341 Bombardment Squadron, 97th Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force
Presentation:  To His Brother Thomas E. Kingsley In Portland, OR
     By Major General Ralph P. Cousins - G.O 26 - April 09, 1945
Date Of Death:  June 23, 1944 (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA

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Donald Dale Pucket
First Lieutenant, US Army Air Corps

Born:  December 19, 1915 at Longmont, CO
Entered Service:   Boulder, CO
Date/Place of Action:   July 09, 1944 - Ploesti, Rumania
Unit:  343d Bombardment Squadron, 98th Bombbardment Group, 8th Air Force
Presentation:  G.O. 48 - June 23, 1945
Date of Death:  July 09, 1944 (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery - St. Louis, MO

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Darrell Robins Lindsey
Captain, US Army Air Corps

Born:   December 30, 1919 at Jefferson, IA
Entered Service:   Storm Lake, IA
Date/Place of Action:  August 09, 1944 - L'Isle Adam RR Bridge, seine River, France
Unit:   585th Bombardment Squadron, 394th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force
Presentation:  G.O. 43 - May 30, 1945
Date of Death:      August 09, 1944 (Killed In Action)
Buried at:   A.B.M.C. Ardennes - Neuvile-En-Condroz, Belgium

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Richard Ira Bong
Major, US Army Air Corps

Born:   September 24, 1920 at Superior, WI
Entered Service:   Poplar, WI
Date/Place of Action:  October 10 - November 15, 1944 - Borneo and Leyte, Phil. Is.
Unit:   49th Fighter Group, 5th Fighter Command, 5th Air Force
Presentation:  At Tacloban Air Strip, Leyte, Phillipine Islands
     By General Douglas MacArthur on December 12, 1944
Date of Death:   August 06, 1945
Buried at:  Poplar Cemetery - Poplar, WI

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Horace Seaver Carswell, Jr.
Major, US Army Air Corps

Born:   July 16, 1916 at Fort Worth, TX
Entered Service:   San Angelo, TX
Date/Place of Action:  October 26, 1944 - South China Sea, China
Unit:  374 Bombardment Squadron, 308th Bombardment Group, 14th Air Force
Presentation:  G.O. 14 - February 04, 1946
Date Of Death:  October 26, 1944  (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  Oakwood Cemetery - Fort Worth, TX

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Robert Edward Femoyer
Second Lieutenant, US Army Air Corps

Born:  October 31, 1921 at Huntington, WV
Entered Service:   Jacksonville, FL
Date/Place of Action:   November 02, 1944 - Merseburg, Germany
Unit:  711th Bombardment Squadron, 447th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force
Presentation:  G.O. 35 - May 09, 1945
Date of Death:  November 02, 1944  (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  Greenlawn Cemetery - Jacksonville, FL

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Donald Joseph Gott
First Lieutenant, US Army Air Corps

Born:   June 03, 1923 at Arnett, OK
Entered Service:   Arnett, OK
Date/Place of Action:  November 09, 1944 - Saarbrucken, Germany
Unit:   729th Bombardment Squadron, 452d Bombbardment Group, 8th Air Force
Presentation:  G.O. 38 - May 16, 1945
Date of Death:   November 09, 1944 (Killed In Action)
Buried at:   Harmon Cemetery - Harmon, OK

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William Edward Metzger, Jr.
Second Lieutenant, US Army Air Corps

Born:   February 09, 1922 at Lima, OH
Entered Service:   Lima, OH
Date/Place of Action:  November 09, 1944 - Saarbrucken, Germany
Unit:   729 Bombardment Squadron, 452d Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force
Presentation:  G.O. 38 - May 16, 1945
Date of Death:   November 09, 1944  (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  Woodlawn Cemetery - Lima, OH

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Frederick Walker Castle
Brigadier General, US Army Air Corps

Born:   October 14, 1908 at Manila, Philippine Islands
Entered Service:   Mountain Lakes, NJ
Date/Place of Action:  December 24, 1944 - Germany
Unit:  4th Bombardment Wing, 8th Air Force
Presentation:  To His Mother At Mountain Lakes, NJ
     By General Ira Eaker on February 28, 1946
Date Of Death:  December 24, 1944 (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  A.B.M.C. Henri-Chapelle - Henri-Chapelle, Belgium

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Thomas Buchanan McGuire, Jr.
Major, US Army Air Corps

Born:  August 01, 1920 at Ridgewood, NJ
Entered Service:   Sebring, FL
Date/Place of Action:   December 25 & 26, 1944 - Luzon, Philippine Islands
Unit:  475th Fighter Group, 5th Air Force
Presentation:  To His Family At City Hall in Patterson, NJ
     By General George C. Kenney - May 08, 1946
Date of Death:  January 07, 1945   (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA

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William Arthur Shomo
Major, US Army Air Corps

Born:   May 30, 1918 at Jeannette, PA
Entered Service:   Westmoreland County, PA
Date/Place of Action:  January 11, 1945 - Luzon, PI, Pacific Ocean
Unit:   82d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 71st Reconnaissance Group, 308th Bombardment Wing, 5th Air Force
Presentation:  At Luzon, Philippine Islands
     By Major General Ennis C. Whitehead - April 03, 1945
Date of Death:      June 25, 1990
Buried at:   St. Clair Cemetery - Greenburg, PA

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Henry Eugene "Red" Erwin
Staff Sergeant, US Army Air Corps

Born:   May 08, 1921 at Adamsville, AL
Entered Service:   Bessemer, AL
Date/Place of Action:  April 12, 1945 - Koriyama, Japan
Unit:   52d Bombardment Squadron, 29th bombardment Group, 314th Bombardment Wing, 20th Air Force
Presentation:  At Fleet Hospital 103, Guam
     By General Curtis LeMay - April 19, 1945
Currently Living In:  Alabama

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Raymond Larry Knight
First Lieutenant, US Army Air Corps

Born:   June 15, 1922 at Houston, TX
Entered Service:   Houston, TX
Date/Place of Action:  April 24 & 25, 1945 - Northern Po Valley, Italy
Unit:  346th Fighter Squadron, 350th Fighter Group, 12th Air Force
Presentation:  G.O 81 - September 24, 1945
Date Of Death:  April 25, 1945 (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  Houston National Cemetery - Houston, TX

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Bernard Francis Fisher
Major, US Air Force

Born:   January 11, 1927 at San Bernardino, CA
Entered Service:   Kuna, ID
Date/Place of Action:  March 10, 1966 - Bien Hoa and Pleiku, Vietnam
Unit:   1st Air Commandos
Presentation:  At the White House
     By President Lyndon B. Johnson on January 19, 1967
Currently Living In:  Idaho

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William H. Pitsenbarger
Airman First Class, US Air Force

Born:   Jul 8, 1944 at Piqua, OH
Entered Service:   Piqua, OH
Date/Place of Action:  Apr 11, 1966 - near Cam My, Vietnam
Unit:  Detachment 6, 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Bien Hoa Air Base, Republic of Vietnam
Presentation:  Presented to his father at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
     By Secretary of the Air Force on Dec 8, 2000
Date Of Death:  Apr 11, 1966  (Killed In Action)
Buried at: 

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Hilliard Almond Wilbanks
Captain, US Air Force

Born:  July 26, 1933 at Cornelia, GA
Entered Service:   Atlanta, GA
Date/Place of Action:   February 24, 1967 - Dalat, Vietnam
Unit:  21st Tactical Air Support Squadron, Nha Trang Air Force Base
Presentation:  To His Family At The Pentagon
     By Secretary of the Air Force Harold Brown on January 28, 1968
Date of Death:  February 24, 1967  (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  Fayette Methodist Cemetery - Fayette, MS

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Merlyn Hans Dethlefsen
Major, US Air Force

Born:   June 29, 1934 at Greenville, IA
Entered Service:   Royal, IA
Date/Place of Action:  March 10, 1967 - Thai Nguyen, North Vietnam
Unit:   354th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Takhli Royal Thai AFB, Thailand
Presentation:  At the White House
     By President Lyndon B. Johnson on February 01, 1968
Date of Death:      December 14, 1987
Buried at:   Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA

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Leo Keith Thorsness
Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force

Born:   February 14, 1932 at Walnut Grove, MN
Entered Service:   Walnut Grove, MN
Date/Place of Action:  April 19, 1967 - North Vietnam
Unit:   357th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 355th Tactical Fighter Wing
Presentation:  At the White House
     By President Richard M. Nixon on October 15, 1973
Currently Living In:  Virginia
   *LTC Thorsness later served time as a Prisoner of War

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George Everett "Bud" Day
Colonel, US Air Force

Born:   February 24, 1925 at Sioux City, IA
Entered Service:   Sioux City, IA
Date/Place of Action:  August 26, 1967 - POW, North Vietnam
Unit:  Misty Super FAC's F-100 Squadron, Phu Cat Air Base
Presentation:  At the White House
     By President Gerald R. Ford on March 06, 1976
Currently Living In:  Florida 

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Lance Peter Sijan
Captain, US Air Force

Born:  April 13, 1942 at Milwaukee, WI
Entered Service:   Milwaukee, WI
Date/Place of Action:   November 09, 1967 - Ban Loboy Ford, Laos, Ban Kai, Hoa Lo, North Vietnam
Unit:  480th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Da Nang AFB
Presentation:  To His Family At the White House
     By President Gerald R. Ford on March 06, 1976
Date of Death: January 22, 1968  (Killed In Action While a POW)
Buried at:  Arlington Park Cemetery - Milwaukee, WI

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Gerald Orren Young
Captain, US Air Force

Born:   May 19, 1930 at Chicago, IL
Entered Service:  Colorado Springs, CO
Date/Place of Action:  November 09, 1967 - Khe Sanh, Vietnam
Unit:   37th Air Rescue Service, Da Nang AFB
Presentation:  At The Pentagon
     By President Lyndon B. Johnson on May 14, 1968
Date of Death:      June 06, 1990
Buried at:   Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA

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Joe Madison Jackson
Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force

Born:   March 14, 1923 at Newnan, GA
Entered Service:   Newnan, GA
Date/Place of Action:  May 12, 1968 - Kham Duc, Vietnam
Unit:   311th Air Commando Squadron, Da Nang Air Base
Presentation:  At the White House
     By President Lyndon B. Johnson on January 16, 1969
Currently Living In:  Washington State

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William Atkinson Jones, III
Colonel, US Air Force

Born:   May 31, 1922 at Norfolk, VA
Entered Service:   Charlottesville, VA
Date/Place of Action:  September 01, 1968 - Dong Hoi, North Vietnam
Unit:  602d Special Ops Squadron, Nakon Phanom Royal Thai AFB, Thailand
Presentation:  To His Family At the White House
     By President Richard M. Nixon on August 06, 1970
Date Of Death:  November 15, 1969   (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  Saint John's Church Cemetery - Warsaw, VA

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James Phillip Fleming
Captain, US Air Force

Born:  March 12, 1943 at Sedalia, MO
Entered Service:   Pullman, WA
Date/Place of Action:   November 26, 1968 - Duc Co, Vietnam
Unit:  20th Special Operations Squadron
Presentation:  At the White House
     By President Richard M. Nixon on May 14, 1970
Currently Living In:  Washington State

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John Lee Levitow
Sergeant, US Air Force

Born:   November 01, 1945 at Hartford, CT
Entered Service:   New Haven, CT
Date/Place of Action:  February 24, 1969 - Long Binh Army Post (In the Air), Vietnam
Unit:   3rd Special Operations Squadron
Presentation:  At the White House
     By President Richard M. Nixon on May 14, 1970
Date of Death:    Nov 8, 2000
Buried at:   Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA

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Steven Logan Bennett
Captain, US Air Force

Born:   April 22, 1946 at Palestine, TX
Entered Service:   Lafayette, LA
Date/Place of Action:  June 29, 1972 - Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit:   20th Tactical Air Support Squadron, Da Nang Air Base, Pacific Air Forces
Presentation:  To His Family At Blair House, Washington, DC
     By Vice President Gerald R. Ford on August 08, 1974
Date of Death:   June 29, 1972 (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  Lafayette Memorial Park - Lafayette, LA