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Distinguished Flying Cross (4) Air Medal (9) Donavon Francis Smith (October 2, 1922 – September 10, 1974) was a United States Army Air Forces flying ace during the World War II. He accrued 5.5 victories in the war. [1] He retired from the United States Air Force in 1973 at the rank of lieutenant general.
Purple Heart. Air Medal (11) Vermont Garrison (October 29, 1915 – February 14, 1994) was a career officer in the United States Air Force, and a flying ace credited with 17.33 victories in aerial combat. [1] He was one of only seven Americans to achieve ace status during World War II, then again against jet fighter opposition during the Korean ...
The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the United States Armed Forces who during military operations, exemplifies acts of "heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight, subsequent to November 11, 1918.†. It can be awarded “to any person ...
Distinguished Flying Cross (11) Air Medal (20) David Carl Schilling (December 15, 1918 – August 14, 1956) was a U.S. Air Force officer, fighter ace credited with 22½ confirmed claims, and leading advocate of long-range jet fighter operations. Kansas ' Schilling Air Force Base was named in his memory.
Paul Page Douglas Jr (April 23, 1919 – December 26, 2002) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. During World War II, he flew the P-47 Thunderbolt in the European Theater of Operations and became one of the most highly decorated flying aces of the war. In 1968, he served as the commander of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing and ...
English: Ribbon from the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) awarded by the United States Department of Defense. The graphic is a representation of an award or decoration of the United States military. It is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from a U.S. military award.
Distinguished Flying Cross (2) Air Medal (16) James Bruce Morehead (August 16, 1916 – March 11, 2012) was an American fighter pilot and flying ace of World War II. He flew combat missions over a three-year span of the war with a total of eight aerial victories. [1] [2] He was awarded two Distinguished Service Crosses, a Silver Star, two ...
