The Medal of Honor

United States Air Force

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"Awarded for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity of the risk of life, above and beyond the call of duty in action involving actual conflict with an opposing armed force"

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United States Air Force

Medal of Honor Recipients

World War I

2nd Lt. Erwin R. Bleckley • 2nd Lt. Harold E. Goettler • 2nd Lt. Frank Luke, Jr. • Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker

World War II

Lt. Col. Addison E. Baker • Maj. Richard I. Bong • Maj. Horace S. Carswell, Jr. • Brig Gen. Frederick W. Castle • Maj. Ralph Cheli • Col. Demas T. Craw • Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle • SSgt. Henry Erwin • 2nd Lt. Robert E. Femoyer • 1st. Lt. Donald J. Gott • Maj. Pierpont M. Hamilton • Lt. Col. James H. Howard • 2nd Lt. Lloyd H. Hughes • Maj. John L. Jerstad • Col. Leon W. Johnson • Col. John R. Kane • Col. Neel E. Kearby • 2nd Lt. David R. Kingsley • 1st Lt. Raymond L. Knight • 1st. Lt. William R. Lawley, Jr. • Capt. Darrell R. Lindsey • SSgt. Archibald Mathies • 1st. Lt. Jack W. Mathis • Maj. Thomas B. McGuire, Jr. • 2nd Lt. William E. Metzger, Jr. • 1st Lt. Edward S. Michael • 2nd Lt. John C. Morgan • Capt. Harl Pease, Jr. • 1st Lt. Donald D. Pucket • 2nd Lt. Joseph R. Sarnoski • Maj. William A. Shomo • Sgt. Maynard H. Smith • 2nd Lt. Walter E. Truemper • Lt. Col. Leon R. Vance, Jr. • TSgt. Forrest T. Vosler • Brig. Gen. Kenneth N. Walker • Maj. Raymond H. Wilkins • Maj. Jay Zeamer, Jr.

Korea

Maj. George A. Davis, Jr. • Maj. Charles J. Loring, Jr. • Maj. Louis J. Sebille • Capt. John S. Walmsley, Jr.

Vietnam

Capt. Steven L. Bennett • Col. George E. Day • Maj. Merlyn H. Dethlefsen • Maj. Bernard F. Fisher • 1st. Lt. James P. Fleming • Lt. Col. Joe M. Jackson • Col. William A. Jones, III • A1C John L. Levitow • Capt. Lance P. Sijan • Lt. Col. Leo K. Thorsness • Capt. Hilliard A. Wilbanks • Capt. Gerald O. Young

Marker can be reached from Oak Avenue (U.S. 129) south of Russell / Robins Pkwy, on the left when traveling south.

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