“The next hour was a combination of skill, luck, and teamwork,” Greider recalled. “We located the downed aircraft and had to ...

Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories amid a WWII turning point.

A call came in from the Rescue Coordination Center with information about an airplane crash in the mountains. The sun had ...

Among Drake's medals and awards: the Distinguished Flying Cross, Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal with nine Oak Leaf Clusters. But boasting about his accomplishments wasn't Drake's style. "I admired so ...

A museum honoring Medal of Honor recipients is set to open later this month, but the project is already dogged amid an ...

Kettles’ awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Cross, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster, Air Medal ...

He ultimately flew 47 combat sorties and was awarded four Air Medals for his service in that conflict. He received a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War ...

Lt. Arthur Preston and his PT boat crews did whatever it took to save a downed Navy airman in the South Pacific.

1LT Morse received the Distinguished Flying Cross and four Air Medals for his service during WWII. Charles W. Morse, Jr. passed away at the age of 97 on November 21, 2019. A comment made on his ...

Eight out of nine Army awards were D.F.C.s and Air Medals for flyers. Regardless of any heroism or merit involved, an Air Medal is usually awarded for five combat flights; an oakleaf cluster for ...

He served two tours in Southeast Asia and was decorated repeatedly, earning five Distinguished Flying Crosses, 23 Air Medals and two Air Force Commendation Medals. In 1973, Captain Allen was honor ...

He retired from the Army in February, 1983. Jim’s awards include the Bronze star, 12 air medals and four meritorious service medals. After retiring from the military, Jim worked for the US ...