Recipients

George Johnson

After serving in the Army Air Forces in World War II, George Johnson transferred to the U.S. Air Force when it became a separate branch…
Hansford Johnson

Hansford Johnson graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1959. During the Vietnam War he flew 423 combat air…
Lawrence Johnston

Lawrence Johnston was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1970 upon graduation from Oklahoma State University. He retired in 2002 as a…
David Jones

David Jones enlisted in the Army Air Forces in 1943 and served briefly as a rescue pilot in the FIFTH Air Force late in the…
Bruce Holloway

Bruce Holloway graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1937. During World War II, he became a U.S. Army Air Forces…
Joseph Holzapple

Joseph Holzapple was commissioned in the Army Air Forces in 1941 and earned a Silver Star and two Distinguished Flying Crosses as Pilot of a…
John Hopper

John Hopper graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Class of 1969. He retired in 2005 as a U.S. Air Force Lieutenant…
Charles Horner

Charles “Chuck” Horner was commissioned in the Air Force in 1958 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of Iowa. Flying combat…
John Hudson

John Hudson graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Class of 1973. He retired in 2009 as a U.S. Air Force Lieutenant…
Harley Hughes

Harley Hughes was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1957 upon graduation from Oklahoma A & M College, Stillwater, Oklahoma. He retired…
James Hughes

James Hughes graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1946. He retired in 1981 as a U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General.
William Humrichouse