That was for flying solo across the Atlantic in 1932.
President Herbert Hoover awarded Amelia Earhart the National Geographic Society's Special Gold Medal in 1932 for her solo transatlantic flight.
President Herbert Hoover presented her the National Geographic Gold Medal in 1932.
President Herbert Hoover awarded her the National Geographic Society Gold Medal
It was in 1932.
Amelia Earhart's last years were very important to her. She married George P. Putnam in the year 1931. In 1929 she started a group of woman pilots called the Nintey-Nines, they made Amelia their firs president. And in 1931 Amelia became the first women to win the National Geographic Society's special gold medal, then Amelia won the Distinguished Flying Cross.
President Herbert Hoover won a lot of awards, such awards that President Herbert Hoover won was John Fritz Medal, Public Welfare award, and the Hoover medal.
She received many honours including the National Geographic Society Gold Medal, the Distinguished Flying cross and the French Legion of Honour,
Yes, Amelia earned many medals. Among them were the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross, the National Geographic Gold Medal and the French 'Knight of the Legion of Honour.'
Amelia Earhart received numerous awards throughout her career as an aviator, including the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1932 and the Gold Medal of the National Geographic Society in 1932. She also became the first woman to receive the Cross of Knight of the Legion of Honor from the French government in 1932. Overall, Amelia Earhart's awards were primarily received in the early 1930s for her groundbreaking achievements in aviation.
In 1932, after she became the first female aviator (or "aviatrix" as they were called back then) to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, President Herber Hoover awarded her the National Geographic Society's gold medal; and Congress also awarded her the Distinguished Flying Cross.
She was awarded the National Geographic Society's gold medal by President Herbert Hoover her solo flight over the Atlantic in 1932. Congress awarded her the Distinguished Flying Cross for the same flight. She broke many speed and altitude flying records and made many firsts in her career.
President's Medal was created in 1987.