Recipients

Jacob Smart

Jacob Smart graduated from Marion Military Institute, Marion, Alabama, and then attended and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1931.…
Stephen Smith
Sergei Sokolov
Charles Spencer
Leon Stipe
Dmitrii Syzranov
Carlos Talbott

Carlos Talbott graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of January 1943. During World War II he was credited with destroying two…
James Tapp

During World War II, James Tapp became a U.S. Army Air Forces ACE, credited with shooting down 8 enemy aircraft in aerial combat. After the…
Kenneth Taylor

Kenneth Taylor was the first American Airman to earn the DSC in World War II. He was credited with destroying three enemy aircraft in aerial…
Andrew Ritchey

During World War II, Andrew Ritchey became a U.S. Army Air Forces ACE, credited with shooting down 5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat. After the…
Arthur Rogers
Robert Ruegg

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