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Types of Medal of Honors: Congressional Medal of Honor Society Originally the Navy Medal of Honor was suspended from its red, white and blue ribbon by an anchor wrapped with a length of rope. Though it was not uncommon for Medals of Honor to continue to be pinned to a soldier's tunic during World War II, the practice of draping it around a recipient's neck became increasingly used. On May 2, 1895 Congress authorized "a rosette or knot to be worn in lieu of the medal and a ribbon to be worn with the medal." Today's Medal of Honor Ribbon is blue with FIVE stars, 2 at the top and 3 at the bottom. www.cmohs.org /medal/medal_types.htm   (1463 words)

Air Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Air Medal is awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the Armed Forces of the United States, shall have distinguished himself/herself by meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight. Award of the Air Medal is primarily intended to recognize those personnel who are on current crew member or non-crew member flying status which requires them to participate in aerial flight on a regular and frequent basis in the performance of their primary duties. Subsequent decorations of the Air Medal are denoted in the U.S. Army by award numerals displayed on the medal and ribbon. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Air_Medal   (520 words)

Air Medal Display Recognition The Air Medal is awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, subsequent to September 8, 1939, shall have distinguished himself by meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight. The Air Medal is retroactive to September 8, 1939. The Air Medal may be awarded to individuals who, while serving in any capacity with the Armed Forces, distinguish themselves by heroism, outstanding achievement, or by meritorious service while participating in aerial flight, but not of a degree that would justify an award of the Distinguished Flying Cross. www.amervets.com /replacement/am.htm   (1735 words)

Air Force Medal Criteria: The Air Medal is awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the Armed Forces of the United States, shall have distinguished himself/herself by meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight. Award of the Air Medal is primarily intended to recognize those personnel who are on current crew member or non-crew member flying status which requires them to participate in aerial flight on a regular and frequent basis in the performance of their primary duties. The Air Medal may be awarded for service during peacetime; however, approval authority for peacetime awards is not delegated to field commanders. www.airforcemedal.info   (609 words)

Vietnam Security Police Association (USAF): TOC, United States Air Force Medals and Ribbons!. Two of the medals were awarded for extraordinary heroism while the recipient's were prisoners of war, one to Captain Sijan and the other to Col. George E. Day who was the most highly decorated officer in the Air Force. The reverse of the medal is plain and suitable for engraving. The striking medal's distinctive outer border of this medal is composed of 11 "cloudlike" shapes, centered on the obverse a medallion portraying thunderbolts and wings, signifying striking power through aerospace, adapted from the Seal of the Air Force. www.vspa.com /usaf-medals.htm   (7618 words)

Air medal The Air Medal is awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the U.S. Army, will have distinguished himself or herself by meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight. Award of the Air Medal is primarily intended to recognize those personnel who are on current crewmember or noncrewmember flying status which requires them to participate in aerial flight on a regular and frequent basis in the performance of their primary duties. Awards will not be made to individuals who use air transportation solely for the purpose of moving from point to point in a combat zone. usfighter.tripod.com /air_medal.htm   (474 words)

U.S. Army Individual Decorations The Soldier's Medal is awarded to any person of the Armed Forces of the United States or of a friendly foreign nation who, while serving in any capacity with the Army of the United States, distinguished himself or herself by heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy. The Meritorious Service Medal is awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States or to any member of the Armed Forces of a friendly foreign nation who, while serving in a noncombat area after 16 January 1969, has distinguished himself or herself by outstanding meritorious achievement or service. The Army Achievement Medal (AAM) was established by the Secretary of the Army, 10 April 1981. www.americal.org /awards/achv-svc.htm   (1909 words)

Air Force Link - News Guardian Challenge, the Air Force's premier space and missile competition, reached its zenith after dinner the evening of May 9 as competitors anxiously awaited the results of the contest. Balad Air Base has been chosen by Air Force leaders to be the test base for a weapons prepositioning initiative expected to save the Air Force approximately $1.3 million per year in transportation costs. Air Force Personnel Center officials here have taken another step to support Airmen and ensure all members know their air expeditionary force deployment status. www.af.mil /news   (2621 words)

Awards of the American military - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki The Air Force Cross was one of the highest awards for valor in the United States Air Force and was displayed as a light blue ribbon with red borders. The Air Medal was a decoration of the United States Air Force awarded during the 20th century for achievement while participating in aerial flight. The Air Medal was displayed as a blue and yellow ribbon and could be awarded to both officer and enlisted personnel. memory-alpha.org /en/wiki/Awards_of_the_American_military   (2403 words)

Medals, Awards, and Decorations For Air Force awards, NA Form 13059, Transmittal of And/Or Entitlement to Awards is prepared and forwarded to the Air Force Personnel Command for issuance of the awards. Medal of Honor (MOH) requests: If there is documentation, either in the record or submitted by the requestor, to show Medal of Honor was recommended or awarded, send a copy of the request and photocopies of the documentation to U.S. Army Human Resources Command. When someone contacts NPRC regarding the medal, whether by phone or in writing, they may want to know what the eligibility requirements are, how to apply for the medal, and/or they might mistakenly believe that this is the place to ask for eligibility determination and for the medal itself. www.thememoryhole.org /nara/nprc/CRG/Medals.html   (5883 words)

American Valor . History of the Medal . Pyramid | PBS The Air Force Cross was established in 1960 to honor heroism of the highest degree that did not merit the Medal of Honor. Authorized on February 4, 1944 the Bronze Star Medal is awarded to members of all branches of military service and may be awarded either for combat heroism or for meritorious service. Established in 1942, the Air Medal is awarded for meritorious achievement in aerial operations, for heroic acts in aerial operations against an armed enemy, or for merit in operational activities. www.pbs.org /weta/americanvalor/history/pyramid.html   (764 words)

Air Medal The Air Medal is awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the U.S. Army, will have distinguished himself or herself by meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight. Award of the Air Medal is primarily intended to recognize those personnel who are on current crewmember or non-crewmember flying status which requires them to participate in aerial flight on a regular and frequent basis in the performance of their primary duties. However, it may also be awarded to certain other individuals whose combat duties require regular and frequent flying in other than a passenger status, or individuals who perform a particularly noteworthy act while performing the function of a crewmember, but who are not on flying status as prescribed in AR 600-l06. www.100thbg.com /homepage/medals/airmedal.htm   (473 words)

Archives: Story   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Air Force Capt. Charles S. Sammons was presented the Air Medal for his service in the war on terrorism and over the battlefields of Iraq. Air Force Capt. Charles S. Sammons "distinguished himself by meritorious achievement while participating in sustained aerial flight" while serving as a target attack system sensor management officer, according to his commendation. The captain, based at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia, was assigned to the 12th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 379th Expeditionary Operations Group, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, from Dec. 3, 2003, through Jan. 31, 2004. www.hendersondispatch.com /articles/2004/07/27/news/news01.txt   (397 words)

Air Medal   (Site not responding. Last check: ) The Air Medal is awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the U.S. Army, will have distinguished himself or herself by meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight. Award of the Air Medal is primarily intended to recognize those personnel who are on current crewmember or noncrewmember flying status which requires them to participate in aerial flight on a regular and frequent basis in the performance of their primary duties. However, it may also be awarded to certain other individuals whose combat duties require regular and frequent flying in other than a passenger status, or individuals who perform a particularly noteworthy act while performing the function of a crewmember, but who are not on flying status as prescribed in AR 600-l06. members.aol.com /warlib/medals/m-airm.htm   (474 words)

air force medal Air Force Distinguished Service Medal The Air Force Distinguished Service Medal was created by an act of the United States Congress on July 6, 1960. Criteria The Medal of Honor is awarded for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity... The Air Force Achievement Medal was established on October 12, 1980, by Secretary of the Air Force Hans M. Mark. www.birri.biz /subportals/air_force_medal/air_force_medal.php   (1477 words)

Air Medal -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Subsequent decorations of the Air Medal are denoted in the (Click link for more info and facts about U.S. Army) U.S. Army by (Click link for more info and facts about award numerals) award numerals displayed on the medal and ribbon. The Army also awards the Air Medal with a (Click link for more info and facts about Valor device) Valor device for acts of heroism involving armed aerial contact with an enemy force. The (Click link for more info and facts about U.S. Air Force) U.S. Air Force does not utilize numerals or the V device on the Air Medal. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ai/air_medal.htm   (500 words)

Air Force Medal of Honor   (Site not responding. Last check: ) The Air Force Medal of Honor was established by Act of Congress (Public Law 86-593, 86th Congress, approved August 10, 1956). The Medal of Honor is awarded for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of one's life, above and beyond the call of duty. Further, the recommendation must be submitted within three years of the act, and the medal must be awarded within five years of the act (there have, however, been exceptions to the rules governing the timing of recommendations and awarding the Medal of Honor). foxfall.com /fmd-moh-usaf.htm   (442 words)

Ammunition ship to bear name of Air Force hero   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Michael E. Ryan, Air Force chief of staff, called the decision to rename the vessel after a Medal of Honor recipient "a great idea." He said, "It will be a fitting tribute especially given the 50th anniversary of the Air Force during 1997." He had been in combat for just three months and had already won the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters before the mission for which earned him the Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor was presented posthumously by President Gerald R. Ford to Bennett's wife in 1974. www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/docs/n19971113_971432.htm   (461 words)

Section 301-3115 Air medal award special license plate,   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Any person who has been awarded the military service award known as the "Air Medal" may apply for Air Medal motor vehicle license plates for any motor vehicle such person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. Any such person shall make application for the Air Medal license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and furnish such proof as a recipient of the Air Medal as the director may require. License plates issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be transferable to any other person except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle shall be entitled to operate the motor vehicle with such plates for the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified person. www.moga.state.mo.us /statutes/C300-399/3010003115.HTM   (334 words)

Air Force Magazine Among the contested medals were those given to members of the 27th Maine Regiment for re-enlisting during the Civil War and those given to members of the honor guard at President Lincoln’s funeral. In some cases, medals and ribbons were created to replace the badges and insignia that had adorned the Army Air Forces uniform. The Medal of Honor, for example, counts 15 points, the DFC counts for seven, and the Air Medal, three. www.afa.org /magazine/Dec2003/1203medals.asp   (2126 words)

Orders, Decorations and Medals - Medals by Country - Medals of United States The latest medal was for participating in aerial flight as a mission commander of a P-3 Aircraft assigned to Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One from December 2001 to January 2002 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Typically, the Air Medal is presented for a specific number of missions in a combat zone, Dieringer said, noting his is for a single event. The 10 Travis Air Force Base aircrew who successfully brought their wounded C-5 Galaxy safely back to the ground after it was hit by an Iraqi missile were honored. www.geocities.com /dco700/USAIRMEDAL.htm   (4835 words)

Air Medal The Air Medal is a military decoration of the United States which was established by Executive Order 9158, signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, on May 11, 1942. The Air Medal is awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the Armed Forces of the United States, shall have distinguished himself/herself by meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight. Subsequent decorations of the Air Medal are denoted in the U.S. Army by award numerals displayed on the medal and ribbon. stores.uniforms-4you.com /Detail.bok?no=5&affiliate_no=4   (333 words)

Air Medal Society The Air Medal is awarded to any person, who while serving in any capacity in or with the Armed Forces of the United States, shall have distinguished himself by meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight. The Air Medal Society is an organization composed of members who as airmen were awarded the Air Medal for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight. The Air Medal Society is dedicated to improve recognition of the Air Medal and those airmen who have earned this award. www.airmedal.org   (354 words)

Congressional Medal Of Honor - United States Air Force Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients The Air Force Medal of Honor was established by Act of Congress (Public Law 86-593, 86th Congress, approved August 10, 1956). The Medal of Honor is awarded for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of one's life, above and beyond the call of duty. Further, the recommendation must be submitted within three years of the act, and the medal must be awarded within five years of the act (there have, however, been exceptions to the rules governing the timing of recommendations and awarding the Medal of Honor). www.medalofhonor.com /recipients/airforce.html   (1123 words)

John Lee Levitow, Sergeant, United States Air Force Air Force Sergeant John L. Levitow, one of only 16 airmen awarded the Medal of Honor for exceptional heroism during wartime died November 8, 2000 at his home in Connecticut after a lengthy battle with cancer. On that February night, Spooky 71 had been in the air for four and a half hours when Major Kenneth Carpenter, the aircraft commander, was directed to an area south of the Army base where enemy mortars were laying down a heavy barrage. He was one of five men awarded the Medal of Honor from Connecticut during the Vietnam War and was, remarkably, the only U.S. Air Force enlisted man ever to have received the nation's highest medal of valor. www.arlingtoncemetery.net /jllevitow.htm   (3719 words)

World War 2 Awards.com - Air Medal (AM) The medal was designed by Walker Hancock, who was ordered to temporary duty to the G1 War Department on Camp Livingston, Louisiana, especially to work on the medal. The Air Medal resembles a Bronze Compass Rose with sixteen points and decorated with a Fleur-de-lis at the top point which holds the suspension ring. - “Award of the Air Medal is primarily intended to recognize those personnel who are on current crew member or non-crew member flying status which requires them to participate in aerial flight on a regular and frequent basis in the performance of their primary duties. www.ww2awards.com /award/247   (614 words)

Decoration Criteria Page 2: 39th Bomb Group (VH) The Soldier's Medal is awarded to any person of the Armed Forces of the United States, or of a friendly foreign nation who while serving in any capacity with the Army of the United States, distinguished him/herself by heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy. The Air Force Commendation Medal may be awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States below the grade of Brigadier General who, while serving in any capacity with the Air Force, distinguish themselves by heroism, outstanding achievement, or by meritorious service not of a sufficient nature to justify a higher award. The Army Commendation Medal is awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States other than General Officers who, while serving in any capacity with the Army after 6 December 1941, distinguished himself by heroism, meritorious achievement or meritorious service. 39th.org /39th/decorations2.htm   (873 words)

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