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Howard Cody
Howard Cody attended the University of Southern Mississippi before enlisting in the Air Force Aviation Cadet Program. Before Vietnam he served with the 53d Aerospace…
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John Chapman
John Chapman became the first U.S. Air Force Combat Controller to earn the Air Force Cross in any war in history. During the 17-hour engagement…
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Bennie Orrell
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Don Olsen
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Kevin Gilroy
Captain Merlyn Dethlefsen, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for this mission, was the pilot of Captain Gilroy’s F-105. Lieutenant Colonel James Brickel, pilot…
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Bernard Bucher
In the evacuation of Kham Duc, members of the Air Force achieved a remarkable history of awards for valor. C-123 pilot Joe Jackson received the…
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Richard Whitesides
Richard Whitesides graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1959. Captain Howard Cody, Pilot of a B-26 and his navigator, First…
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Theodore Gamlin
Sergeant Gamlin was attached to the Korean Tiger Division during the action that earned him the Air Force Cross, and was subsequently awarded the Korean…
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Eugene Clay
The Senior Pilot of Jolly Green 26 (66-13279) was Captain Gerald O. Young. Captain Ralph Browner (Co-Pilot), Staff Sergeant Eugene Clay (Flight Engineer), and Sergeant…
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Thomas Campbell
Thomas Campbell served a brief tour as an enlisted airman in the Korean War, before receiving his wings and commission. He retired as an Air…
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John Corder
During his tour of duty in Vietnam, John Corder flew 250 combat hours including 100 missions over North Vietnam. Earning the Air Force cross for…
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Travis Scott
Major Travis Wofford who was with Captain Scott on the mission in which he earned the Air Force Cross and was killed, survived the helicopter…
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