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A new fourth edition contains the citations of the fourteen recipients of the Air Force Medal of Honor and one hundred ninety recipients of the Air Force Cross. The Air Force Medal of Honor and Air Force Cross are the U.S. Military’s two rarest, currently awarded decorations. Notable receipts include: Rudolf Anderson, Jr. – the only combat casualty of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Charles G. Boyd – the only Vietnam Prisoner of War to attain four-star rank. Jacksel M. Broughton – the author of Thud Ridge. George E. Day – the only recipient of the Medal of Honor and Air Force Cross. Charles B. Debellevue – credited with the most aerial victories by a member of the U.S. Military during the Vietnam War. Robin Olds – the only pilot with aerial victories in World War II and the Vietnam War. Ralph S. Parr, Jr. – the only recipient of the Air Force Cross and Distinguished Service Cross. William H. Pitsenbarger – the only recipient of the U.S. Air Force’s highest decorations for combat heroism (Medal of Honor) and non-combat heroism (Airman’s Medal). Richard S. Ritchie – the first and only U.S. Air Force pilot ace of the Vietnam War. Leo K. Thorsness – the only Medal of Honor recipient credited with an aerial victory in the Vietnam War. Robert M. White – the first person to attain Mach 4, 5 and 6. Other titles by the author include The Decorations, Awards and Honors of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur: The U.S. Military's Most Decorated Serviceman; Recipients of the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross and Air Force Cross: For Action from 1975 to Present Day, Second Edition; The Decorations and Awards of Audie L. Murphy and Alvin C. York: The U.S. Military's Most Notable Infantrymen, Second Edition; The Orders, Decorations and Medals of Sir Winston Churchill and T. E. Lawrence; and For All Mankind, Recipients of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
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- EditoreCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Data di pubblicazione2012
- ISBN 10 1481110233
- ISBN 13 9781481110235
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero edizione4
- Numero di pagine206
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