Recipients

Christopher Kelly

Christopher Kelly graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1974. He retired in 2008 as a U.S. Air Force…
Joe Kelly

Joe Kelly graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1932. After serving in the Army Air Forces in World War II,…
Peter Kempf

Peter Kempf was commissioned in the Air Force in 1958 through the Aviation Cadet Program. He retired in 1990 as a U.S. Air Force Major…
William Kennard

William Kennard was appointed a first lieutenant in the Medical Reserve in 1930. After serving as a Medical Officer in the Army Air Forces in…
Leslie Kenne

Leslie Kenne was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1971 upon graduation from Auburn University. She retired in 2003 as a U.S.…
Robert Kennedy

Robert Kennedy entered the U.S. Navy V-program in 1947 and was discharged in 1950. He entered the Air Force Aviation Cadet Program in 1952, earning…
David Hutchison

The son of Wisconsin Senator Charles W. Hutchison (1927 – 1930), David Hutchison graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1931.…
Robert Huyser

Robert Huyser was drafted into military service in World War II, and received his commission and wings in the Army Air Forces. After World War…
Clarence Irvine

After serving in the Army Air Forces in World War II, Clarence Irvine transferred to the U.S. Air Force when it became a separate branch…
Kenneth Israel

Kenneth Israel was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1966 upon graduation from Baylor University. He retired in 1998 as a U.S.…
James Jamerson

James Jamerson graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1963. During the Vietnam War he received the Silver Star…
Daniel James

Daniel “Chappie” James graduated from Tuskegee University in 1942, and was commissioned in the Army Air Forces in 1943. Although he saw no combat service…