Download or read book Recipients of the Air Force Medal of Honor and Air Force Cross written by Eric Caubarreaux and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-11-14 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new fifth 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. Other published works by the author: The Decorations, Awards and Honors of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, The U.S. Military's Most Decorated Serviceman; For All Mankind, Recipients of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor; Recipients of the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross and Air Force Cross, For Action from 1975 to Present Day, Third Edition; The Orders, Decorations and Medals of Sir Winston Churchill and T. E. Lawrence; Recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal: Volume I, 1776-1900; and The Decorations and Awards of George A. Custer, George S. Patton Jr. and George Washington.

Download or read book Recipients of the Air Force Medal of Honor and Air Force Cross written by Eric R. Caubarreaux and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2009 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains all thirteen recipients of the Air Force Medal of Honor and all one hundred eighty-nine recipients of the Air Force Cross in one book. The Air Force Medal of Honor and Air Force Cross are the U.S. Military's two rarest, currently awarded decorations. Recipients of these two decorations range from World War II to the Global War on Terrorism. Brief biographical information and a list of other U.S. Government decorations received are included with each recipient's citation. Appendices include the following: - Award Statistics - Chronological Lists of Awards - Alphabetical Lists of Recipients - Air Force Medal of Honor Award Criteria - Air Force Cross Award Criteria - Record Holders of U.S. Military Decorations - Evolution of the U.S. Air Force - U.S. Presidents - U.S. Secretaries of Defense - U.S. Secretaries of the Air Force - Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Commanders and Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. Air Force - Chief Master Sergeants of the U.S. Air Force

Download or read book Recipients of the Air Force Medal of Honor and Air Force Cross Third Edition written by Eric Caubarreaux and published by . This book was released on 2012-01-16 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Third Edition contains all fourteen recipients of the Air Force Medal of Honor and all one hundred eighty-nine 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. Recipients of these two decorations range from World War II to the Global War on Terrorism. Brief biographical information and a list of other U.S. Government decorations received are included with each recipient's citation. Appendices include the following: - Award Statistics - Recipients by Date of Action - Alphabetical Lists of Recipients - Air Force Medal of Honor Award Criteria - Air Force Cross Award Criteria - Evolution of the U.S. Air Force and Leaders of the U.S. Air Force. Other titles by the author include Recipients of the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross and Air Force Cross: For Dates of Action 1975 to Present Day, The Decorations and Awards of Audie L. Murphy and Alvin C. York, Second Edition, and For All Mankind, Recipients of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

Download or read book Recipients of the Air Force Medal of Honor and Air Force Cross written by Eric R. Caubarreaux and published by . This book was released on 2012-12-05 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Recipients of the Air Force Medal of Honor and Air Force Cross written by Eric R. Caubarreaux and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-01-19 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Second Edition contains all fourteen recipients of the Air Force Medal of Honor and all one hundred eighty-eight 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. Recipients of these two decorations range from World War II to the Global War on Terrorism. Brief biographical information and a list of other U.S. Government decorations received are included with each recipient's citation. Appendices include the following: - Award Statistics - Recipients by Date of Action - Alphabetical Lists of Recipients - Air Force Medal of Honor Award Criteria - Air Force Cross Award Criteria - Evolution of the U.S. Air Force - Leaders of the U.S. Air Force: Presidents - U.S. Secretaries of Defense - U.S. Secretaries of the Air Force - Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Commanders and Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. Air Force and Chief Master Sergeants of the U.S. Air Force. Other titles by the author include Recipients of the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross and Air Force Cross: For Dates of Action 1975 to Present Day, The Decorations and Awards of Audie L. Murphy and Alvin C. York, Second Edition, and For All Mankind, Recipients of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

Download or read book Recipients of the Medal of Honor Distinguished Service Cross Navy Cross and Air Force Cross written by Eric R. Caubarreaux and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2014-09-27 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time ever, the deeds of heroism for dates of action from 1975 to present day compiled and published in one book. From Operation Babylift in 1975 to the current Global War on Terrorism, each incident U.S. Servicemen have been involved in which resulted in an award of the U.S. Military's two highest decorations has finally been chronicled. The Third Edition has been updated to include the most recent Medal of Honor recipient Ryan M. Pitts. Other titles by the author include Recipients of the Air Force Medal of Honor and Air Force Cross, Fifth Edition; The Decorations and Awards of Audie L. Murphy and Alvin C. York, The U.S. Military's Most Notable Infantryman, Second Edition; The Decorations, Awards and Honors of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, The U.S. Military's Most Decorated Serviceman; The Orders, Decorations and Medals of Sir Winston Churchill and T. E. Lawrence; For All Mankind, Recipients of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor; Recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal: Volume I, 1776-1900; and The Decorations and Awards of George A. Custer, George S. Patton Jr. and George Washington.

Download or read book Recipients of the Medal of Honor Distinguished Service Cross Navy Cross and Air Force Cross written by Eric R. Caubarreaux and published by . This book was released on 2011-02-05 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains all citations of the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross and Air Force Cross for dates of action from 1975 to present day. Commencing with Operation Babylift to the Global War on Terrorism, each incident the U.S. Military has been involved in which resulted in an award of the military's two highest decorations has finally been chronicled. Other titles by the author include Recipients of the Air Force Medal of Honor and Air Force Cross, Second Edition, The Decorations and Awards of Audie L. Murphy and Alvin C. York, Second Edition, and For All Mankind, Recipients of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

Download or read book The Decorations and Awards of Double Recipients of the Medal of Honor written by Eric R. Caubarreaux and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-12-31 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Decorations and Awards of Double Recipients of the Medal of Honor presents an in-depth look at the decorations and awards, both foreign and domestic, of the twenty-one recipients of two Medals of Honor. Other published works by the author: Recipients of the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross and Air Force Cross, Third Edition; Recipients of the Air Force Medal of Honor and Air Force Cross, Fifth Edition; The Decorations and Awards of Audie L. Murphy and Alvin C. York, The U.S. Military's Most Notable Infantryman, Second Edition; The Orders, Decorations and Medals of Sir Winston Churchill and T. E. Lawrence; For All Mankind, Recipients of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor; Recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal: Volume I, 1776-1900; The Decorations, Awards and Honors of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur: The U.S. Military's Most Decorated Serviceman; and The Decorations and Awards of George A. Custer, George S. Patton Jr. and George Washington.

Download or read book The Decorations and Awards of Audie L Murphy and Alvin C York written by Eric Caubarreaux and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Third Edition of an exhaustive research into the decorations and awards earned by Audie L. Murphy and Alvin C. York. Included with each profile is a Statement of Military Service, citations, and color pictures of all their decorations and awards-contains the recent award of the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Audie L. Murphy. Other published works by the author: The Decorations, Awards and Honors of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, The U.S. Military's Most Decorated Serviceman; For All Mankind, Recipients of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor; Recipients of the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross and Air Force Cross, For Action from 1975 to Present Day, Third Edition; The Orders, Decorations and Medals of Sir Winston Churchill and T. E. Lawrence; Recipients of the Air Force Medal of Honor and Air Force Cross, Fifth Edition; Recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal: Volume I, 1776-1900; and The Decorations and Awards of George A. Custer, George S. Patton Jr. and George Washington.

Download or read book Recipients of the Medal of Honor Distinguished Service Cross Navy Cross and Air Force Cross written by Eric Caubarreaux and published by . This book was released on 2012-05-12 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes all recipients of the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross and Air Force Cross for a date of action from 1972 to present day. Includes the most recent awards of the Distinguished Service Cross to Felipe Pereira and Air Force Cross to Barry F. Crawford, Jr. made in April 2012. Other published works by the author: The Decorations of Audie L. Murphy and Alvin C. York, The U.S. Military's Most Notable Infantrymen, Second Edition; The Decorations, Awards and Honors of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, The U.S. Military's Most Decorated Serviceman; For All Mankind, Recipients of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor; and Recipients of the Air Force Medal of Honor and Air Force Cross, Fourth Edition.

Download or read book The Decorations and Awards of Audie L Murphy and Alvin C York written by Eric R. Caubarreaux and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2010-09-22 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second Edition of an exhaustive research into the decorations and awards earned by Audie L. Murphy and Alvin C. York. Included with each profile is a Statement of Military Service, citations, and color pictures of all their decorations and awards. Other titles by the author include Recipients of the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross and Air Force Cross: For Dates of Action 1975 to Present Day, Recipients of the Air Force Medal of Honor and Air Force Cross, Second Edition, and For All Mankind, Recipients of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

Download or read book The Decorations Awards and Honors of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur written by Joseph P. Bowman and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-05-09 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time ever, a book solely devoted to the decorations, awards and honors of America's most decorated serviceman General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. Over a decade of research has yielded a concise portrayal of the many accolades given to a man whose military career spanned over fifty years and three major wars. General MacArthur was awarded every combat decoration the U.S. Military can bestow, plus over thirty-five foreign decorations, which includes the Medal of Honor, three Distinguished Service Crosses, seven Silver Stars, the Distinguished Flying Cross, three Bronze Star Medals, two Purple Hearts and the Air Medal. His longevity and adherence to the motto of "Duty, Honor, Country" has left a legacy in the annals of the world that will probably never be equaled. Other published works by the authors: The Bad Man from Bodie, The Violent Death of John Franklin Showers; Recipients of the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross and Air Force Cross, Third Edition; Recipients of the Air Force Medal of Honor and Air Force Cross, Fifth Edition; The Decorations and Awards of Audie L. Murphy and Alvin C. York, The U.S. Military's Most Notable Infantryman, Second Edition; The Orders, Decorations and Medals of Sir Winston Churchill and T. E. Lawrence; For All Mankind, Recipients of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor; Recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal: Volume I, 1776-1900; and The Decorations and Awards of George A. Custer, George S. Patton Jr. and George Washington.

Download or read book United States Air Force Heroes written by C. Douglas Sterner and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-29 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "United States Air Force Heroes is the most comprehensive compilation of Army Air Service, Army Air Corps, Army Air Forces and U.S. Air Force heroes ever published. It contains the citations for all Medals of Honor awarded to Army/Air Force Airmen, a complete listing of Army Air Forces recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross and citations for all members of the U.S. Air Force awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross and Air Force Cross. It includes hundreds of citations for Distinguished Service Medals, and history of the Awards Systems. Appendixes include comprehensive listings of award recipients by home town, a Complete List of all USAAS/USAAF/USAF Air ACEs with their awards, a complete listing of USAF Prisoners of War. The Table of Generals and Leadership includes detailed tables identifying members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, all Air Force Chiefs and Vice Chiefs of Staff, as wells as Enlisted Leadership. It also includes a detailed and comprehensive table of more than 4,000 members of the USAAS/USAAF/USAF who achieved flag rank including a comprehensive listing of their awards of the Purple Heart and higher.

Download or read book Medals for Soldiers and Airmen written by Fred L. Borch III and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-05-04 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first and only comprehensive history of all decorations and medals that may be awarded to men and women serving in the United States Army and Air Force. The background and design of each medal are examined, as well as award criteria governing each decoration. The book first looks at the Army and Air Force Medals of Honor before continuing with other awards, including the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, Air Force Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart. The histories of more common medals like the Air Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army and Air Force Commendation Medals and Army and Air Force Achievement Medals are also included. Photographs of each medal (obverse and reverse) accompany the text, along with selected photographs of recipients and the citations for their awards.

Download or read book For All Mankind written by Eric R. Caubarreaux and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2010-01-15 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles the 28 known astronauts that have received NASA's rarest and most coveted decoration. Other titles by the author include Recipients of the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross and Air Force Cross, Third Edition; Recipients of the Air Force Medal of Honor and Air Force Cross, Fifth Edition; The Decorations and Awards of Audie L. Murphy and Alvin C. York, The U.S. Military's Most Notable Infantryman, Second Edition; The Decorations, Awards and Honors of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, The U.S. Military's Most Decorated Serviceman; The Orders, Decorations and Medals of Sir Winston Churchill and T. E. Lawrence; Recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal: Volume I, 1776-1900; and The Decorations and Awards of George A. Custer, George S. Patton Jr. and George Washington.

Download or read book United States Military Academy Heroes Volume I written by C. Douglas Sterner and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive compilation of West Point recipients of the three highest military decorations. It contains the citations for ALL Medal of Honor, most Distinguished Service Cross, and all Navy and Air Force Cross awards to graduates of the United States Military Academy. There is also a comprehensive table, estimated at 95% complete, for awards of the Distinguished Service Medal. Valor award citations include brief biographical information on recipients including date and place of birth, date of death and burial location, and there are photos of more than 90% of the award recipients.

Download or read book The Distinguished Flying Cross Society written by Randy W. Baumgardner and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2004 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: