Recipients

William Robinson

William Robinson was Flight Mechanic of “Dutchy 41”, a rescue helicopter participating in the SAR for ESSEX 04, an F-105D piloted by Captain Willis E.…
Philip Maywald

Philip Maywald Graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1963. He retired in 1984 as a U.S. Air Force…
John Carroll

John Carroll Graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1962. After landing his crippled aircraft during the mission that…
Charles Brown
Dean DeTar

Dean DeTar received his commission through the Air Force ROTC program. During a tour of duty in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970 he flew 264…
Roland Purser

Captain Purser was Pilot of HH’53 “Jolly Green 43” during the Mayaguez recovery operations, and was one of FOUR men awarded the Air Force Cross…
John Gruver

John Gruver received his commission through the Air Force ROTC program. He retired as a U.S. Air Force Colonel on October 31, 1984.
Theodore Guy

Prior to serving in Vietnam, Colonel Guy flew 101 missions in an F-84 in Korea. In Vietnam Colonel Guy was serving as a pilot in…
Joseph Madden

Joseph Madden served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during World War II. Discharged after the war, he completed his bachelor’s degree at the…
Vincent Hickman

Vincent Hickman served for three years in the New York Air National Guard before entering active duty in the U.S. Air Force, obtaining his commission…
Hal Henning

Hal Henning received his commission through the Air Force ROTC program. On that date he earned the Air Force Cross in Vietnam, Captain Rowland Smith…
Donald Price