AIR FORCE CROSS MEDAL
THE AIR FORCE CROSS MEDAL WAS INSTITUTED IN 1960.
THE CRITERIA: EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION
AGAINST AN ENEMY OF THE U.S. OR WHILE
SERVING WITH FRIENDLY FOREIGN FORCES.
LISTED BELOW ARE THE 190 RECIPIENTS OF THE
AIR FORCE
CROSS MEDAL DURING THE VIET NAM WAR
TSGT Victor R. Adams - November 27, 1968
20th Special Operations Squadron
UH-1F Helicopter Aerial Gunner / Military Combat Operations
Near Duc Co, Viet Nam
COL Richard K. Allee - December 21, 1968
(Posthumous)
354th TFS 355th TFW Tuy Hoa Air Base
F-105D Thunderchief Fighter Aircraft / Military Combat Operations
Near City of Na Phao, Khammouane Province, Laos
LCOL John V. Allison - November 21, 1970
Helicopter Aircraft Commander
Prisoner of War Search and Rescue Operation
Son Tay, North Viet Nam
MAJ Larry D. Armstrong - February 8, 1968
F-4D Aircraft Commander / Military Combat Operations
Over North Viet Nam
LCOL Edwin L. Atterberry - August 12, 1967 -
May 18, 1969 (Posthumous)
11th TRS 432nd TRW
RF-4C Pilot
Prisoner of War / August 12, 1967 - March 13, 1974
North Viet Nam
1LT Donald R. Backlund - May 15, 1975
HH-53 Pilot / Rescue of SS Mayguez Crew
Near Koh Tang Island, Cambodia
LCOL Allan R. Baer - January 30 - February
1, 1968
Nha Trang Air Base
Forward Air Controller / Military Combat Operations
Nha Trang, Viet Nam
MAJ Robert L. Baldwin - March 31, 1967
(Posthumous)
20th ACS/SOS 14th ACW/SOW
UH-1 Helicopter Pilot / Military Combat Operations
Viet Nam
MAJ Robert T. Beale - December 16, 1967
F-105 Thunderchief Pilot / Military Combat Operations
Near Hanoi, North Viet Nam
A3/c Arthur N. Black - September 20, 1965
38th ARRS Tan Son Nhut Air Base
HH-43B Helicopter Pararescueman / Military Combat Rescue Operations
Prisoner of War / September 20, 1965 - February 12, 1973
Over North Viet Nam
COL John R. Bode - June 5 - 7, 1969
Air Liaison Officer 1st Brigade 25th Infantry Division (US Army)
Forward Air Controller / Military Combat Operations
Fire Support Base Crook, Viet Nam
CAPT Charles G. Boyd - April 22, 1966
F-105D Thunderchief Strike Pilot / Military Combat Operations
Prisoner of War / April 22, 1966 - February 12, 1973
35 miles North West of Hanoi, North Viet Nam
LCOL William Boyd Jr. - May 12, 1968
C-130 Pilot / Military Combat Operations
Kham Duc Airfield, Viet Nam
LCOL James R. Brickel - March 10, 1967
RF-101C Photo Reconnaissance Pilot / Military Combat Operations
Near Thai Nguyen, North Viet Nam
1LT Richard C. Brims - May 15, 1975
HH-53 Pilot / Rescue of SS Mayaguez and Crew
Near Kon Tang Island, Cambodia
MAJ Aquilla F. Britt - October 25, 1967
(Posthumous)
469th TFS 388th TFW
Strike Force Air Commander / 20 F-105 Thunderchief Aircraft
Military Combat Operations over North Viet Nam
COL Warner A. Britton - November 21, 1970
Helicopter Flight Leader
Prisoner of War Search and Rescue Operations
Son Tay, North Viet Nam
COL Jacksel M. Broughton - February 5, 1967
Mission Commander / F-105 Thunderchief Strike Force Two Wing Flight
Military Combat Operations over North Viet Nam
CAPT Ralph W. Brower - November 9, 1967
(Posthumous)
37th ARRS Danang Air Base
HH-3E Helicopter Search & Rescue Pilot / Military Combat Operations
Missing In Action
Laos
MAJ Bernard L. Bucher - May 12, 1968
(Posthumous)
774th TAS 463rd TAW 315th Air Division
C-130 Aircraft Commander / Military Combat Operations
Kham Duc Airfield, Viet Nam
MAJ William D. Burroughs - July 11, 1966
RF-101 / Military Combat Operations
Prisoner of War
35 Miles NE of Hanoi
COL William R. Caldwell - April 15, 1972
776th TAS
C-130E Instructor Pilot / Military Combat
Operations
An Loc, Viet Nam
MAJ Jesse W. Campbell - May 12, 1968
311th ACS Danang Air Base
C-123 Aircraft Pilot / Military Combat Operations
USAF Combat Control Team / Kham Duc Special Forces Camp
Kham Duc Airfield, Viet Nam
MAJ Thomas A. Campbell - June 2, 1968
A-1E Skyraider Pilot / Military Combat Rescue Operations
Ho Chi Minh Trail, Laos
MAJ John L. Carroll - November 7, 1972
(Posthumous)
20th TASS / Danang Air Base
O1 Pilot / Military Combat Operations
Missing in Action
Plain of Jars,
Laos
1LT William R. Carter - March 6 & 7, 1971
Forward Air Controller / Military Combat Operations
Viet Nam
COL Fred V. Cherry - October 22, 1965
F-105 Pilot
Prisoner of War / October 22, 1965 - February 1973
North Viet Nam
MAJ Colin A. Clarke - November 17, 1972
354th TFS / Korat RTAB
A-7 Pilot / Directing Military Combat Rescue Operations
North Viet Nam
SSGT Eugene L. Clay - November 9, 1967
(Posthumous)
37th ARRS / Danang Air Base
HH-3E Flight Engineer / Military Combat Rescue Operations
SW of Achiang Village, Laos
LCOL Earl G. Cobeil - November 5, 1967
(Posthumous)
333rd TFS / 355th TFW / Takhli RTAFB
F-105F Pilot / Military Combat Operations
Prisoner of War / November 5, 1967 - November 5, 1970
North Viet Nam
CAPT Howard R. Cody - November 24, 1963
(Posthumous)
1st ACS / 34th Tac Grp
B-26B Aircraft Pilot Advisor / Military Combat Operations
Missing in Action
Viet Nam
CAPT Willard M. Collins - March 9, 1966
(Posthumous)
4th ACS / 14th ACW / Tan Son Nhut Air Base
AC-47 Aircraft Commander / Military Combat Operations
Missing in Action
Special Forces Camp Near A Shau Valley, Viet Nam
LCOL Eugene O. Conley - January 21, 1967
(Posthumous)
354th TFS / 357th TFW
F-105 Thunderchief Pilot / 7th AF Mission Commander Two Wing Strike Force
Vicinity of Hanoi, North Viet Nam
MAJ Philip J. Conran - October 6, 1969
CH-3E Helicopter Aircraft Commander / Military Combat Rescue Operations
South East Asia
COL William E. Cooper - April 24, 1966
(Posthumous)
469th TFS / 388th TFW / Korat RTAFB
F-105D Pilot / Military Combat Operation
Missing in Action
Phu Lan Thuong Bridge,
North Viet Nam
CAPT John A. Corder - February 8, 1968
F-4D Pilot / Military Combat Operations
North Viet Nam Airfields
CAPT Terence F. Courtney - May 2, 1972
18th SOS / 56th SOW / An Loc Air Base
AC-119K Air Craft Commander / Military Combat Operations
An Loc, South Viet Nam
LCOL Thomas J. Curtis - September 20, 1965
38th ARRS / Tan Son Nhut Air Base
HH-43B Helicopter Pilot
Prisoner of War / September 20, 1965 - February 12, 1973
North Viet Nam
LCOL Howard M. Dallman - February 5, 1968
345th TAS / Tuy Hoa Air Base
C-130E Aircraft Commander / Military Combat Support Operations
Khe Sanh Airfield, Quang Tri Province, Viet Nam
COL George E. Day - August 26, 1967
F-100F Super Sabre Pilot / Military Combat Operations
Prisoner of War / August 26, 1967 - March 1973
Hoa La Prison Camp (Hanoi Hilton), Hanoi, North Viet Nam
MAJ Thomas Dayton - December 5-7, 1969
A-1E Skyraider Pilot / On Scene Commander / 3 day Combat Search and Rescue
Mission
Southeast Asia
CAPT Charles B. Debellevue - September 9,
1972
555th TFS / Udorn RTAFB
F-4D Weapon Systems Officer / Military Combat Operations against NVA MIG-19
Aircraft
South East Asia
MAJ Dean E. DeTar - March 21, 1970
Commander of a Search and Rescue Force / Military Combat Operations
South East Asia
CAPT Nicholas J. Donelson - August 23, 1967
F-105 Pilot / Mission Commander of 32 Aircraft / Military Combat Operations
Vicinity of Hanoi, North Viet Nam
MAJ Frederic M. Donohue - November 21, 1970
Aircraft Commander
Prisoner of War Search & Rescue Operations
Son Tay, North Viet Nam
CAPT Tracey K. Dorsett Jr. - February 8,
1968
F-4D Aircraft Commander / Military Combat Operations
Airfields, North Viet Nam
CAPT Walter F. Draeger - April 4, 1965
(Posthumous)
Det 10 1131st SAS
A-1B Vietnamese Air Force Fighter Aircraft Advisor / Military Combat Operations
Missing In Action
SSE of Thanh Hoa City, NVN
COL (CAPT) John A. Dramesi - April 2, 1967
(1st Award)
F-105 Pilot / Flight Leader of F-105 Aircraft / Military Combat Operations
Prisoner of War / April 2, 1967 - March 4, 1973
Near Dong Hoi, North Viet Nam
COL John A. Dramesi - May - November 1969
(2nd Award)
Prisoner of War / Escaped but Recaptured
Hanoi, North Viet Nam
CAPT Charles E. Engel - February 22, 1970
(Posthumous)
Det-1 Udorn (Raven FAC) 56th SOW
Fixed Wing Pilot / Military Combat Operations
South East Asia
MAJ Dale L. Eppinger - April 21, 1969
Aircraft Commander / Military Combat Rescue Operation of a 7 Man LRRP Patrol
Near Duc Co, Viet Nam
CMSGT Richard L. Etchberger - March 11, 1968
(Posthumous)
1043rd Radar Evaluation Squadron
Military Combat Base Operations / Manning Defensive Position When Overrun by
Enemy Forces
Laos
CAPT Gregory A. M. Etzel - July 2 & 3, 1967
HH-3E Helicopter Pilot / Military Combat Rescue Operations of a Downed F-105
Pilot
North Viet Nam
CAPT Jeffrey S. Feinstein - October 13, 1972
F-4D Weapon Systems Officer / Engagement of MIG-21 Aircraft
Over North Viet Nam
LCOL Karl T. Feuerriegel - January 30, 1968
Forward Air Controller / O-2 Aircraft Pilot against a Hostile Force
1968 Tet Offensive, Nha Trang, Viet Nam
MAJ George C. Finch - August 24, 1968
C-7A Aircraft Commander / Military Combat Re-Supply Night Operations
Outpost Camp Near Duc Lap, Viet Nam
CAPT John A. Firse - June 11, 1967
Helicopter Rescue Crew Commander / Military Combat Rescue Operations
In North Viet Nam
SGT Michael E. Fish - February 18 & 19, 1969
38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Viet Nam
HH-43B Helicopter Pararescueman / Military Combat Rescue Operations
Near Tuy Hoa Air Base, Viet Nam
CAPT Delbert W. Fleener - December 17, 1965
Aircraft Pilot / Military Combat Search & Rescue Operations
Near the District of Binh Duong, Viet Nam
LGEN (COL) John P. Flynn - October 27 -
November 10, 1967
F-105 Pilot
Prisoner of War / October 27, 1967 - March 1973
North Viet Nam
CAPT Michael C. Francisco - April 6, 1972
F-4 Pilot / Flight Commander
Destruction of 2 Surface to Air Missile Sites
North Viet Nam
CAPT Leonard J. Funderburk - March 22, 1971
Forward Air Controller Pilot / Military Combat Operations against advancing
Enemy Forces
Operation Lam Son 719, North Viet Nam
SGT Theodore R. Gamlin - October 25, 1969
Helicopter Rescue Radio Operator / Ground Radio Operator
Military Combat Rescue Operations Evacuations
Vietnamese Jungles
COL (MAJ) James K. Gibson - February 2, 1968
Forward Air Controller Pilot / Directing Fighter Aircraft against Enemy
Locations
South East Asia
CAPT Kevin A. Gilroy - March 10, 1967
354th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Takhli Royal Air Base, Thailand
F-105 Electronics Warfare Officer / Guidance and Suppression of Enemy Missile
Installations
Over North Viet Nam
MAJ Leonard A. Gonzales - November 26, 1968
UH-1F Helicopter Gunship Commander / Military Combat Air Support Operations
Rescue of a 6 Man US Army
Special Forces LRRP Patrol
Near Due Co, Viet Nam
MAJ Joe B. Green - March 30, 1968
Da Nang Air Base, Viet Nam
HH-3E Rescue Crew Commander / Military Combat Rescue Operations
Rescuing 4 Severely Wounded US Helicopter Downed Survivors
Near the A Shau Valley, Viet Nam
MAJ Jerry M. Griggs - March 30, 1968
HH-3E Rescue Crew Commander / Military Combat Rescue Operations
Rescuing 4 Severely Wounded US Helicopter Downed
Survivors
South East Asia
CAPT John C. Gruver - March 21, 1967
UH-1F Aircraft Commander / Military Combat Air Rescue Operations
Downed Army
Helicopter Crew
Near Dak To, Viet Nam
COL Lawrence N. Guarino - May 11, 1968 -
September 22, 1969
F-105 Pilot
Prisoner of War / June 14, 1965 - February 1973
North Viet Nam
MAJ Gerald C. Gustafson - November 19, 1967
F-105 Aircraft Commander / Military Combat Operations
Assisting another Pilot's Safety
Over North Viet Nam
COL Theodore W. Guy - January 25 - May 25,
1972
F-4C Pilot
Prisoner of War / March 22, 1968 - March 1973
POW Camp Commander, North Viet Nam
A2/c Duane D. Hackney - February 6, 1967
38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron / Da Nang Air Base, Viet Nam
HH-3E Rescue Helicopter Pararescueman / Military Ground and Air Rescue
Operations
Near Mu Gia Pass, North Viet Nam
COL (MAJ) Hunter F. Hackney - August 25,
1968
458th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Cam Ranh Bay Air Base, Viet Nam
C-7A Aircraft Commander / Military Combat Re-Supply Mission Operation of Duc Lap
Near Duc Lan, Viet Nam
1LT James H. Hall - February 8, 1968
F-4D Pilot / Military Combat Air Operations against Heavily Defended Airfields
North Viet Nam
COL (MAJ) John S. Hamilton - April 19, 1967
(Posthumous)
A-1E Pilot / Search and Rescue Mission
Shot Down by NVA MIG-17
Near Hoa Binh City,
North Viet Nam
MAJ James C. Harding - April 10-13, 1972
1st Special Operations Squadron, Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand
A-1 Tactical Fighter Pilot / On Scene Commander
Hazardous and Complex Combat Rescue Mission
Laos
CAPT Tilford W. Harp - April 3, 1975
C-5 Aircraft Co-Pilot / Humanitarian Mission
Evacuation of 330 Vietnamese Passengers from Saigon
176 Survivors of the Crash
Near Saigon, Viet Nam
SSGT Jon D. Harston - May 15, 1975
HH-53 Helicopter Mechanic / Rescued US Marines from Crashed Helicopter
Near Koh Tang Island, Cambodia
CAPT Hal P. Henning - October 27, 1967
F-105 Pilot / Military Flight Leader Operations / 20 F-105's against Enemy
Storage Complex
Vicinity of Hanoi, North Viet Nam
CAPT Vincent J. Hickman - January 14, 1964
(Posthumous)
1st Air Commando Squadron, Bien Hoa Air Base, Viet Nam
B-26B Navigator-Advisor / Military Combat Air Operations / Enemy Installations
Missing in Action
Viet Nam
CAPT Jerry N. Hoblit - April 23, 1967
F-105F Pilot / Military Combat Air Attack and Rescue Operations
357th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Near Thai Nguyen, North Viet Nam
LCOL Ralph S. Hogget - November 11, 1967
A-1E Skyraider Pilot / Military Combat Search and Rescue Force / Enemy Supply
and Troop Area
602nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (Commando) Udorn Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand
Ho Chi Minh Trail Area, South East Asia
MAJ Lawrence T. Holland - June 12, 1965
(Posthumous)
F-100D Super Sabre Pilot / Flight Leader / Military Tactical Mission Operation
615th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Missing In Action
Near Don Luan, Phuoc Long Province, Viet Nam
LCOL James R. Hopkins - June 29, 1966
F-105 Pilot / Commander F-105 Strike Force / Military Combat Air Operations
Mission
Fuel Storage Area, Hanoi, North Viet Nam
LCOL (CAPT) Ramon A. Horinek - February 16
-19, 1966
Forward Air Controller / Directing Air Strikes - Air and Ground Assault Against
Enemy Forces / Viet Nam
1st Air Commando Wing / Bien Hoa AFB, RVN
Prisoner of War / October 25, 1967 - March 1973
North Viet Nam
CAPT Jackson L. Hudson - October 6, 1969
A-1E Skyraider Pilot / Military Largest Search and Rescue Efforts / 54 Friendly
Forces
South East Asia
SGT Russell M. Hunt - March 31, 1967
UH-1F Helicopter Mechanic / Evacuation of Beleaguered American and Allied Ground
Forces
South East Asia
LCOL Alfred J. Jeanotte Jr. - May 12, 1968
C-123 Aircraft Commander / Military Combat Evacuation Operations
Kham Duc Airfield, Viet Nam
CAPT Harold E. Johnson - April 19, 1967
F-105 Electronics Warfare Officer / Military Missile Suppression Mission /
MIG-17 Attack
345th Tactical Airlift Squadron / 355th Tactical Fighter Wing / Tuy Hoa AB, RVN
/ 7th Air Force
Prisoner of War / April 30, 1967 - March 1973
North Viet Nam
MAJ Herbert D. Kalen - November 21, 1970
HH-3 Helicopter Pilot / Prisoner of War Search & Rescue Operation
Son Tay POW Prison Camp, Near Hanoi, North Viet Nam
MAJ James H. Kasler - June 29, 1966 (1st
Award)
F-105 Pilot / Commander Strike Force Fighter Bombers Flight / Military Combat
Operations Mission
354th Tactical Fighter Squadron / 355th Tactical Fighter Wing / Tuy Hoa Air
Base, RVN / 7th Air Force
Petroleum Products Storage Complex, Hanoi, North Viet Nam
MAJ James H. Kasler - August 6, 1966 (2nd
Award)
F-105 Pilot / Military Combat Air Flight Leader / Fighter Bombers Strike Force
354th Tactical Fighter Squadron / 355th Tactical Fighter Wing / Tuy Hoa Air
Base, RVN / 7th Air Force
Low Level ordnance Delivery Tactics, Near Yen Bay, North Viet Nam
LCOL James H. Kasler - June - July 1968 (3rd
Award)
Resistance to appear before visiting Delegation News Television and Cameras
Propaganda
Prisoner of War / August 8, 1966 - March 1973
North Viet Nam
CAPT Leland T. Kennedy - October 5, 1966
(1st Award)
HH-3E Rescue Helicopter Pilot / Military Combat Rescue Operations / Downed
American Pilots
Detachment-5 / 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron / Da Nang Air Base,
RVN
South East Asia
CAPT Leland T. Kennedy - October 20, 1966
(2nd Award)
HH-3E Rescue Helicopter Pilot / Military Combat Rescue Operations / Downed
American Pilots
Detachment-5 / 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron / Da Nang Air Base,
RVN
South East Asia
SGT Nacey Kent Jr. - May 5, 1968
AC-47 Flight Engineer / Military Crash Rescue of Aircraft's Wounded Crewmembers
Near Pleiku Air Base, Pleiku Province, Viet Nam
COL Melvin J. Killian - September 30, 1965
(Posthumous)
F-105D Pilot / Military Combat Operations
334th Tactical Fighter Squadron / Takhli Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand
Missing in Action
North Viet Nam
A1/c Charles D. King - December 25, 1968
(Posthumous)
HU-3E Helicopter Pararescueman / Extraordinary Display of Valor / Rescuing
Downed Pilots
Detachment-1 / 40th Aero Space Rescue and Recovery Squadron / Nakhon Phanom
Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand
Missing in Action
Laos
COL Thomas H. Kirk Jr. - October 28, 1967
F-105 Pilot / Military Combat Operations / Delivering Precise Ordnance on Target
Prisoner of War / October 28, 1967 - March 1973
North Viet Nam
COL Roy A. Knight Jr. - May 19, 1967
(Posthumous)
A-1E Skyraider Pilot / Military Combat Operations
602nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (Commando) / Udorn Royal Thai AFB, TH
Missing In Action
Near Ban Naka Tew,
Laos
MAJ Paul F. Koeltzow - August 12, 1967
F-105 Pilot / Military Combat Air Operation Flight Leader / 20 Aircraft
Heavenly Defended Supply Complex, North Viet Nam
CAPT John E. Lackey - March 18 - 19, 1972
A-1E Skyraider Pilot / Military Combat Operations
South East Asia
LCOL Darrel D. Leetun - September 17, 1966
(Posthumous)
F-105D Pilot / Military Combat Operations
13th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Missing In Action
Near Hanoi,
North Viet Nam
1LT Atis K. Lielmanis - November 24, 1963
(Posthumous)
B-26B Aircraft Navigator Advisor / Military Combat Air Operations / Enemy Gun
Installations
Missing in Action
South
Viet Nam
CAPT Bernard F. Lukasik - February 18, 1964
(Posthumous)
T-28 Aircraft Pilot Advisor / Military Combat Air Rescue Operations / Downed
Airman
South
Viet Nam
MAJ Joseph B. Madden - November 7-11, 1967
Forward Air Controller / O-1 Pilot / Coordinated Close Air Support Sorties /
Fire Support Base
Dak To, Viet Nam
CAPT Reginald V. Maisey Jr. - January 31,
1968 (Posthumous)
Base Security Police Officer / Directed Military Defense Operations of the Base
3rd Security Police Squadron / Bien Hoa AFB, RVN
Bien Hoa Air Force Base , Viet Nam
1st Duane W. Martin - September 20, 1965
(Posthumous)
HH-43B Pilot / Military Combat Downed Pilot Rescue Mission
38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron / Tan Son Nhut Air Base, RVN
Missing in Action
South Viet Nam
CAPT William R. Martin - November 18, 1964
(Posthumous)
F-100 Pilot Flight Leader / Military Combat Operations
Missing in Action
South East Asia
CAPT Donald L. Marx - November 12, 1968
Forward Air Controller / Unarmed Observation Aircraft Pilot / Military Combat
Operations
Near Dak To, South Viet Nam
CAPT Larry B. Mason - March 15, 1966
B-57 Aircraft Commander / Military Combat Operations
South East Asia
SGT Larry W. Maysey - November 9, 1967
(Posthumous)
Pararescueman / Night Extraction Ground Reconnaissance Team
37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron / Da Nang Air Base, RVN
Missing in Action
South East Asia
CAPT Philip V. Maywald - May 21, 1968
Forward Air Controller / O-2A Pilot / Military Combat Air Rescue Mission /
Downed Pilot
South East Asia
MAJ William W. McAllister - March 9 & 10,
1965 (Posthumous)
Forward Air Controller / Directed Military Combat Air Strike Operations
22nd ARVN Division / Qui Nhon Air Base, SVN
South Viet Nam
COL James R. McCarthy - December 26, 1972
B-52 Airborne Mission Commander / Military Combat Air Operations
43rd Strategic Wing
Near Hanoi, North Viet Nam
SGT Charles D. McGrath - June 27, 1972
HH-53C Rescue Helicopter Pararescueman / Military Combat Rescue Mission
40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron / Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Base,
Thailand
Dense Jungle, North Viet Nam
LCOL James E. McInerney Jr. - August 11,
1967
Flight Leader / Military Combat Air Operations against Missile Sites
North Viet Nam
LCOL George G. McKnight - October 12, 1967
Escape from Prisoner of War Confinement Cell
Prisoner of War
North Viet Nam
CAPT John B. McTasney - November 8, 1967
HH-3E Rescue Crew Commander / Military Combat Night Rescue Mission
37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron / Da Nang Air Base, RVN
South East Asia
MAJ Richard L. Mehr - July 2 & 3, 1967
A-1E Pilot / Military Combat Rescue Operations of Downed Pilot
602nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (Commando) / Udorn Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand
North Viet Nam
MAJ Carl B. Mitchell - January 14, 1964
(Posthumous)
B-26B Advisor-Pilot / Military Combat Air Operations against Opposing Armed
Force
1st Air Commando Squadron / Bien Hoa Air Base, RVN
Missing in Action
South Viet Nam
CAPT John D. Mize - December 27, 1972
B-52 Aircraft Commander / Military Combat Air Operations
307th Strategic Wing / U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand
North Viet Nam
MAJ Paul J. Mongillo - December 16, 1967
(Posthumous)
F-105 Electronics Warfare Officer / Military Combat Air Operations against
Missile Sites
Near Hanoi, North Viet Nam
CAPT Monte L. Moorberg - December 2, 1966
(Posthumous)
F-105 Flight Leader / Military Combat Operations Petroleaum and Oil Storage
Facility
Missing in Action
Phuc Yen / 14 Miles North of Hanoi, North Viet Nam
CAPT Richard A. Nagel Jr. - November 26,
1966
C-123 Pilot / Aircraft's Uncontrollable Fire in Cargo Compartment /
Maneuverability Hampered
Dau Tieng, South Viet Nam
SGT Thomas A. Newman - May 30, 1968
HH-3E Helicopter Pararescueman / Night Rescue / Hostile Environment / Downed
Pilot
South East Asia
LCOL William C. Norris - August 12, 1967
F-105 Pilot / Strike Force Leader / 20 Aircraft Attack on Key Supply
Installations Lines
333rd Tactical Fighter Squadron / 355th Tactical Fighter Wing
Over North Viet Nam
LCOL (CAPT) Oliver E. O'Mara - October 5,
1966
HH-3E Rescue Commander / Rescue Operations / Downed American Pilot
South East Asia
COL Robin Olds - August 11, 1967
F-4C Pilot / Strike Mission Commander / 8 Aircraft Attack on Key
Railroad-Highway Bridges
8th Tactical Fighter Wing / Udorn Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand
North Viet |Nam
MAJ Don P. Olsen - October 5, 1968
HH-3E Rescue Commander / Extremely Hazardous Rescue Extraction / Special Forces
Team
South East Asia
CAPT Bennie D. Orrell - April 13, 1972
HH-53C Rescue Crew Commander / Military Combat Air Rescue Operations / Downed
American Pilot
South East Asia
COL Ralph S. Parr - March 16, 1968
F-4C Commander / Directing and Providing Air Cover for Cargo Delivering Aircraft
12th Tactical Fighter Wing
Near
Khe Sanh Airfield, Quang Tri Province, Viet Nam
CAPT Joseph A. Personett - September 16 &
17, 1967
Forward Air Controller / OV-10 Pilot / Directing Artillery and Close Combat Air
Support against Enemy Forces
20th Tactical Air Support Squadron / Danang AFB, RVN
Mo Duc, Viet Nam
CAPT Delbert R. Peterson - March 9, 1966
(Posthumous)
AC-47 Co-Pilot / Provided Air Support Cover against Enemy Forces until Aircraft
Crashed
4th Air Commando Squadron / Tan Son Nhut AB, RVN
Missing In Action
Special Forces Outpost in A Shau Valley, Viet Nam
COL Dean A. Pogreba - October 5, 1965
(Posthumous)
F-105D Pilot / Flight Leader / Military Combat Air Operations against Lan Met
Highway Bridge
36th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Missing In Action
North of Hanoi,
North Viet Nam
CAPT Richard L. Poling - September 16 - 17,
1967
Forward Air Controller / OV-10 Bronco Pilot / Combat Air Operations against
Enemy Forces
20th Tactical Air Support Squadron / Danang AFB, RVN
Mo Duc, Viet Nam
CAPT Donald S. Price - March 14, 1966
HU-16B Navigator / Successful Sea Rescue / Downed Airman Crew in the Water
33rd Air Rescue Squadron / Naha AB, Okinawa
Gulf of Tonkin, Off Shore North Viet Nam
CAPT Rowland W. Purser - May 15, 1975
HH-53 Pilot / Rescue of SS Mayaguez Crew and US Marines
Near Koh Tang Island, Cambodia
1LT Karl W. Richter - April 20, 1967
(Posthumous)
F-105 Pilot / Flight Leader of F-105's / Very Important Railroad Facility Attack
41st Tactical Fighter Squadron / 388th Tactical Fighter Wing / Korat Royal Thai
AB, TH
North Viet Nam
LCOL James R. Risner - April 3 & 4, 1965
(1st Award)
F-105D Pilot / Air Coordinator Mission Commander / Directing 90 Aircraft against
Railroad-Highway Bridge
Thanh Hoa, North Viet Nam
LCOL James R. Risner - October 31 -December
15, 1965
(2nd Award)
Prisoner of War / September 16, 1965 - February 12, 1973
North Viet Nam
CAPT Richard S. Ritchie - August 28, 1972
Fighter Pilot Ace / Scored 5 Aerial Victories in Combat Fighter Action
555th Tactical Fighter Squadron / Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand
South East Asia
A1/c William A. Robinson - September 20,
1965
HU-43B Helicopter Mechanic / Military Combat Rescue Operations / Attempting
Downed Pilot Rescue
38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron / Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Viet Nam
Prisoner of War / September 20, 1965 - February 12, 1973
North Viet Nam
MAJ William P. Robinson - July 5, 1966
F-105 Pilot / Military Operations Flight Leader / SA-2 Missile Sites Attacks
Near Hanoi, North Viet Nam
MAJ Robert F. Ronca - February 19, 1965
(Posthumous)
Aircraft Flight Leader /
Military Combat Air Operations / Extreme Importance Target Attacks
Missing in Action
South East Asia
MAJ John M. Rowan - March 19, 1967
F-105 Pilot / Military Combat Flight Leader / Vital Thermal Power Plant Attack
by 3 Aircraft
Deep in North Viet Nam
CAPT Leroy C. Schaneberg - June 30, 1970
(Posthumous)
HH-43C Pilot / Military Combat Rescue Operations / Downed American Pilot Rescue
Attempt
Missing in Action
Laos
COL Norman Schmidt - September 1, 1966 -
August 28, 1967 (Posthumous)
F-105 Pilot / Extraordinary Heroism and Willpower while being held as a Prisoner
of War
Prisoner of War / September 1, 1966 - March 6, 1974
North Viet Nam
LCOL Harry W. Schurr - August 11, 1967
F-105 Pilot / Strike Force Commander / Key Railroad-Highway Bridge Attack by 20
Aircraft
North Viet Nam
CAPT Travis H. Scott Jr. - April 15, 1970
(Posthumous)
HH-53C Aircraft Commander / Military Combat Rescue Operations / Daring Rescue Attempt
Near Dak Nay Puey, Viet Nam
MAJ Jerry A. Sellers - December 25, 1967
(Posthumous)
Forward Air Controller Pilot / Night Reconnaissance Mission / Illumination of
Enemy Forces
Near Con Thien, Viet Nam
CAPT Kenneth H. Sellers - January 30, 1968
Forward Air Controller / O-2 Pilot / Combat Air Operations / Enemy Weapons
Positions Attacks
1968 Tet Offensive, Nha Trang, Viet Nam
CAPT Fred Shannon - August 11, 1967
F-105 Electronics Warfare Officer / Directed Combat Operations / Enemy Missiles
Sites Suppression Attacks
Near Hanoi, North Viet Nam
SSGT Charles L. Shaub - April 15, 1972
C-130 Loadmaster / Full Ammo Cargo Bay Load Disastrous Fire / Caused by Enemy
Forces Weapons Fire
Over Vietnamese Jungles, Viet Nam
TSGT Donald G. Smith - October 24, 1969
HH-3E Pararescueman / Directed Military Combat Rescue Operations / Downed
Aviation Personnel Rescues
South East Asia
LCOL Robert W. Smith - November 19, 1967
F-105 Pilot / Strike Force Leader / Enemy Target Attacks by 20 F-105's and 4
F-4's Aircraft
Vicinity of Hanoi, North Viet Nam
CAPT Ronald E. Smith - June 1 & 2, 1972
A-1 Pilot / Rescue Operations On-Scene Commander / Rescue of Downed Aviation
Personnel
Red River Valley Area, North Viet Nam
CAPT Rowland F. Smith Jr. - October 27, 1967
F-105 Pilot / Strike Flight Leader / Vital Military Target Attack by F-105
Aircraft
Viciniity of Hanoi, North Viet Nam
MAJ Weston T. Smith - February 24 & 25, 1969
Forward Air Controller Pilot / Directed Close Air Support Against Enemy Forces
Near Ben Het, Viet Nam
CAPT Donald D. Stevens - August 19, 1967
Forward Air Controller / Directed Medevac Helicopters in Wounded Soldiers
South East Asia
MAJ Bruce D. Stocks - November 19, 1967
F-105 Pilot / Strike Force Leader / Enemy Strategic Rail Yard Attack by 20
Aircraft
At the Edge of Hanoi, North Viet Nam
LCOL Ronald E. Storz - August 1967 - April
1970
(Posthumous)
Forward Air Controller / O-1A Pilot
Prisoner of War - April 28, 1965 - March 2, 1974
North Viet Nam
CAPT Dale E. Stovall - June 1 & 2, 1972
HH-53C Aircraft Commander / Hostile Air Rescue of Downed Airman
40th Aero Space Rescue and Recovery Squadron / Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai AB, TH
North Viet Nam
AN Joel E. Talley - July 2, 1968
HH-3E Pararescueman / Daring Military Successful Rescue / Downed Pilot
37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron / Danang Air Base, SVN
Heavy Jungles of North Viet Nam
LCOL Robert F. Titus - May 22, 1967
F-4C Pilot / Strike Force F-4C Mission Commander Flight / MIG-21 Aircraft
Attacks
389th Tactical Fighter Squadron / Danang Air Base, SVN
Near Hanoi, North Viet Nam
MAJ Konrad W. Trautman - May 10 - October 8,
1969
F-105D Pilot / POW Prison Escape Committee Leader
Prisoner of War / October 5, 1967 - March 1973
Prisoner of War Camp, Near Hanoi, North Viet Nam
CAPT Dennis W. Traynor III - April 4, 1975
C-5A Aircraft Commander / Extraordinary Abilities Controlling Aircraft Radical
Emergency
Near Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Viet Nam
MAJ peter Tsouprake - July 5, 1966
F-105F Electronics Warfare Officer / Directed Pilot against 4 Missile Complexes
Near Hanoi, North Viet Nam
MAJ Robert E. Turner - January 6, 1967
A-1E Pilot / Directly Supported Remote Outpost from being Overrun by Enemy
Forces
South East Asia
CAPT Jack W. Weatherby - July 29, 1965
(Posthumous)
RF-101C Pilot /
Photo Reconnaissance Mission of a Vital Significance Target
45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
South
Viet Nam
CAPT Norman L. Wells - July 19, 1966
Prisoner of War / July 19, 1966 - 1973
South East Asia
MAJ Wayne N. Whatley - June 30, 1966
F-105 Pilot / Strike Force Leader / Petroleum Storage Complex Attack by 4
Aircraft
North Viet Nam
COL Robert M. White - August 11, 1967
F-105 Pilot / Mission Commander Flight Leader / Key Railroad-Highway Bridge
Attacks
Near Hanoi, North Viet Nam
CAPT Richard L. Whitesides - November 24,
1963 (Posthumous)
L-19 Pilot Advisor / Directed Air Strikes against Heavily Fortified Enemy
Positions
19th Tactical Air Support Squadron / Bien Hoa AFB, RVN
Missing In Action / March 26, 1964
Viet Nam
COL Robert F. Wilke - January 16 & 17, 1968
(Posthumous)
A-1E Pilot / Successful Combat Recovery of Downed Airman
602nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (Commando) / Udorn Royal Thai AFB, TH
Missing In Action
North Viet Nam
CAPT David H. Williams - October 27, 1967
F-105 Electronics Warfare Officer / Guilded his Flight Pilot to Destroy Enemy
Missile Complex
Vicinity of Hanoi, North Viet Nam
MAJ Travis Wofford - April 15, 1970
Helicopter Rescue Pilot / Military Combat Rescue Operations / Downed US Army
Airman
Near Dak Nay Puey, Viet Nam
COL Patrick H. Wood - February 6, 1967
(Posthumous)
HH-3E Pilot / Combat Rescue Operations of Downed Airman
38th Aero Space Rescue and Recovery Squadron / Tan Son Nhut Air Base, SVN
Missing In Action
Near Mu Gia Pass,
North Viet Nam
1LT Rowland H. Worrell II - April 1, 1970
Forward Air Controller Pilot / Directed Air Strikes, Artillery, and Aerial
Re-supply Missions
Dak Seang Special Forces Camp, Viet Nam
LCOL Garth A. Wright - January 26, 1969
Security Operation Officer / Key Factor in Repelling Infiltration of Enemy
Forces on Air Base
35th Security Police Squadron / Phan Rang AB, RVN
Phan Rang AB, Viet Nam
TSGT LeRoy Wright - November 21, 1970
Helicopter Flight Engineer / Prisoner of War Search and Rescue Operation
Son Tay, North Viet Nam
MAJ Glen P. York - July 18, 1967
HH-3E Rescue Crew Commander / Military Combat Rescue Operation / Downed US Navy
Pilot Rescue
Near Nam Dinh, North Viet Nam