Recipients

Charles Reed

Charles Reed graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1922. He retired in 1949 as a U.S. Army Colonel.
Ralph Rinker
John Ritso
Jay Robbins

Lieutenant Robbins had two consecutive missions on which he destroyed four enemy aircraft. He finished the war as a Major and a QUADRUPLE ACE with…
Maurice Rose

Maurice Rose lied about his age to enlist in the Colorado National Guard as a private after graduating from high school in 1916, hoping to…
William Rosson

William Rosson graduated from the University of Oregon in 1940 and later received a master’s degree in international relations from Oxford University. In the Vietnam…
Ralph Royce

Ralph Royce graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1914. He retired in 1946 as a U.S. Army Air Forces Major…
Joseph Sarcona
Nathan Scavuzzo
Edward Scherrer

Edward Scherrer graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1937. He retired as a U.S. Army Major General.
David Schilling

During World War II, David Schilling became a U.S. Army Air Forces QUADRUPLE ACE, credited with shooting down 22.5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat. After…
Irvin Schimmelpfennig

Irving Schimmelpfennig graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1930. He was killed in action during World War II while serving…