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Henning, Capt. Hal P. Hickman, Capt. Vincent J. Hoblit, Capt. Jerry N. Hoggatt, Lt. Col. Ralph S. Holland, Maj. Lawrence T. Hopkins, Lt. Col. James R. Horinek, Capt. Ramon A. Hudson, Capt. Jackson L. Hunt, Sgt. Russell M. Jeanotte, Lt. Col. Alfred J. Jr. Johnson, Capt. Harold E. Kalen, Maj. Herbert D. Kasler, Lt. Col. James H. (3) Kennedy, Capt. Leland T. (2) Kent, Sgt. Nacey Jr.
Killian, Col. Melvin J.
King, A1C Charles D.
Kirk, Col. Thomas H. Jr.
Knight, Col. Roy A. Jr. Koeltzow, Maj. Paul F.
Lackey, Capt. John E.
Leetun, Capt. Darel D. Lielmanis, 1st Lt. Atis K. Lukasik, Capt. Bernard F. Madden, Maj. Joseph B. Maisey, Capt. Reginald V. Jr. Martin, 1st Lt. Duane W. Martin, Capt. William R.
Marx, Capt. Donald L.
Mason, Capt. Larry B.
Maysey, Sgt. Larry W. Maywald, Capt. Phillip V. McAllister, Maj. William W. McCarthy, Col. James R. McGrath, Sgt. Charles D. McInerney, Lt. Col. James E. Jr. McKnight, Lt. Col. George G. McTasney, Capt. John B.
Mehr, Maj. Richard L. Mitchell, Maj. Carl B. Mize, Capt. John D. Mongillo, Maj. Paul J. Moorberg, Capt. Monte L. Nagel, Capt. Richard A. Jr. Newman, Sgt. Thomas A. Norris, Lt. Col. William C. O’Mara, Capt. Oliver E. Olds, Col. Robin
Olsen, Maj. Don P.
Orrell, Capt. Bennie D. Parr, Col. Ralph S. Jr. Personett, Capt. Joseph A. Peterson, Capt. Delbert R. Pogreba, Lt. Col. Dean A.
Poling, Capt. Richard L. Price, Capt. Donald S. Richardson, Sgt. Dennis M. Richter, 1st Lt. Karl W. Risner, Lt. Col. Robinson (2) Ritchie, Capt. Richard S. Robinson, A1C William A. Robinson, Maj. William P. Ronca, Maj. Robert F. Rowan, Maj. John M. Schaneberg, Capt. Leroy C. Schmidt, Col. Norman Schurr, Lt. Col. Harry W. Scott, Capt. Travis H. Jr. Sellers, Maj. Jerry A. Sellers, Capt. Kenneth H. Shannon, Capt. Fred Shaub, SSgt. Charles L. Smith, TSgt. Donald G. Smith, Lt. Col. Robert W. Smith, Capt. Ronald E. Smith, Capt. Rowland F. Jr. Smith, Maj. Weston T. Stevens, Capt. Donald D. Stocks, Maj. Bruce D.
Storz, Lt. Col. Ronald E. Stovall, Capt. Dale E. Talley, Amn. Joel E.
Titus, Lt. Col. Robert F. Trautman, Maj. Konrad W. Traynor, Capt. Dennis W. III Tsouprake, Maj. Peter Turner, Maj. Robert E. Weatherby, Capt. Jack W. Wells, Capt. Norman L.
Whatley, Maj. Wayne N. White, Col. Robert M. Whitesides, Capt. Richard L. Wilke, Col. Robert F. Williams, Capt. David H.
Duane Hackney
Dayton, Maj. Thomas E. DeBellevue, Capt. Charles B. DeTar, Maj. Dean E. Donelson, Capt. Nicholas J. Donohue, Maj. Frederic M. Dorsett, Capt. Tracey K. Jr. Draeger, Capt. Walter F. Jr. Dramesi, Col. John A. (2) Engle, Capt. Charles E. Eppinger, Maj. Dale L.
Etzel, Capt. Gregory A. M. Feinstein, Capt. Jeffrey S. Feuerriegel, Lt. Col. Karl T. Finck, Maj. George C. Firse, Capt. John A.
Fish, Sgt. Michael E. Fleener, Capt. Delbert W. Flynn, Lt. Gen. John P. Francisco, Capt. Michael C. Funderburk, Capt. Leonard J. Gamlin, Sgt. Theodore R. Gibson, Maj. James K. Gilroy, Capt. Kevin A. Gonzales, Maj. Leonard A. Green, Maj. Joe B.
Griggs, Maj. Jerry M.
Gruver, Capt. John C. Guarino, Col. Lawrence N. Gustafson, Maj. Gerald C. Guy, Col. Theodore W. Hackney, A2C Duane D. Hackney, Maj. Hunter F.
Hall, 1st Lt. James H. Hamilton, Col. John S. Harding, Maj. James C. Harp, Capt. Tilford W.
Robert Gutierrez Jr.
Wofford, Maj. Travis
Wood, Maj. Patrick H. Worrell, 1st Lt. Rowland H. III Wright, Capt. Garth A. Wright, TSgt. LeRoy
York, Maj. Glen P.
Mayaguez Incident
Backlund, 1st Lt. Donald R. Brims, 1st Lt. Richard C. Harston, SSgt. Jon D. Purser, Capt. Rowland W.
Operation Desert Storm
Andrews, Capt. Bill Johnson, Capt. Paul T.
Somalia
Wilkinson, TSgt. Timothy A.
Operation Enduring Freedom
Chapman, TSgt. John A. Crawford, Capt. Barry F. Jr. Cunningham, SrA. Jason D. Gutierrez, SSgt. Robert Jr. Rhyner, SSgt. Zachary J. Ruiz, MSgt. Ivan
Zachary Rhyner
USAF Recipients of Special Congressional Medals (highest noncombat award)
Name and Rank*
American Fighter Aces
Aldrin, Col. Buzz
Collins, Maj. Gen. Michael Doolittle Tokyo Raiders
Eaker, Lt. Gen. Ira C. Lindbergh, Col. Charles A. Mitchell, Brig. Gen. William Tuskegee Airmen
Women’s Airforce Service Pilots World War II members of CAP Yeager, Brig. Gen. Charles E.
Type
Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Silver
Date Approved
May 19, 2014 Aug. 7, 2009 Aug. 7, 2009 May 23, 2014 Oct. 10, 1978 May 4, 1928 Aug. 8, 1946 April 11, 2006 July 2, 2009 May 30, 2014 Dec. 23, 1975
Achievement
Heroic military service and defense of freedom
Second person to walk on the moon, Apollo 11 mission, July 21, 1969 Command module pilot, Apollo 11 mission, July 21, 1969
Bombing raid over Japan’s capital, April 18, 1942
Distinguished aviation pioneer and Air Force leader
Achievements, specifically New York City-Paris flight, May 20-21, 1927 Outstanding pioneer service and foresight in American military aviation Unique military record, inspiring revolutionary reform in US armed forces Pioneering military service and exemplary record
Wartime civilian volunteers for patrol and humanitarian missions
Risking life, piloting X-1 aircraft faster than speed of sound, Oct. 14, 1947
*Rank at time of award.
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