Since the legislation authorizing the POW Medal in 1985 grandfathered all POWs back through World War II, it instantly qualified thousands of AAC, USAAF, and USAF aircrew for the medal.
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Pete Williams
I know that there were only two recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (perhaps just for the U.S Air Force?) in the Vietnam War. One of them being my grandfather, Albert Edward Worth Sr. ... It was awarded to him for his heroism during Operation Linebacker II in 1972. He served as a U.S Air Force NCO tail-gunner of a B-52D Stratofortress.
USAF SR-71
It means that the holder of this medal participated in three of the recognized campaigns of that war. There are 13 altogether:service-starare authorized to the Korean Service Medal for participation in the following campaigns.North Korean Aggression (USMC, Navy): June 27 to November 2, 1950United Nations Defensive (Army, USAF): June 27 to September 15, 1950korean-service-medalInchon Landing (USMC, Navy): September 13 to 17, 1950United Nations Offensive (Army, USAF): September 16 to November 2, 1950korean-service-medalChinese Communist Forces Intervention (Army, USAF): November 3, 1950 to January 24, 1951korean-service-medalCommunist China Aggression (USMC, Navy): November 3, 1950 to January 24, 1951First United Nations Counteroffensive (USMC, Army, Navy, USAF): January 25 to April 21, 1951korean-service-medalChinese Communist Forces Spring Offensive (USMC, Army, Navy, USAF): April 22 to July 8, 1951korean-service-medalUnited Nations Summer-Fall Offensive (USMC, Army, Navy, USAF): July 9 to November 27, 1951korean-service-medalSecond Korean Winter (USMC, Army, Navy, USAF): November 28, 1951 to April 30, 1952korean-service-medalKorean Defense Summer-Fall, 1952 (USMC, Army, Navy, USAF): May 1 to November 30, 1952korean-service-medalThird Korean Winter (USMC, Army, Navy, USAF): December 1, 1952 to April 30, 1953korean-service-medalKorea, Summer 1953 (USMC, Army, Navy, USAF): May 1 to July 27, 1953korean-service-medalRead more: korean-service-medal
Jane's USAF happened in 1999.
Jane's USAF was created in 1999.
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I served 20 years in the USAF. They paid me, I did not pay them.
there aint no such thing as a USAF soldier! we are Airman damnit!
Captain Humberto Garcia was awarded the DFC for his actions in a search and rescue mission for a downed helicopter on January 19th, 1967 in the Mekong delta. Dr. Garcia was a flight medical officer with the USAF 632nd CSG at Binh Thuy AFB in the Mekong delta.