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James McCarthy
James McCarthy was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1952 upon graduation from Virginia Military Institute. He served three tours of duty…
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James Hall
James Hall graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1965.
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Bruce Stocks
Major Gerald Gustafson, Lieutenant Colonel Robert W. Smith, and Major Bruce Stocks all received Air Force Crosses for the same mission on November 19, 1967.
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Tilford Harp
Tilford Harp Graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1970. The pilot of his C-5A on his Air Force…
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Charles King
Charles King was a Pararescueman on “Jolly Green 17,” who was Missing in Action after the rescue mission attempt for which he was awarded the…
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Wayne Whatley
Wayne Whatley enlisted in the U.S. Navy on May 26, 1945, and served as a Machinist Mate until leaving active duty and going into the…
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Michael Francisco
Michael Francisco Graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1967. Following his Vietnam War service he served in various…
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Paul Mongillo
Major Robert Beale, Pilot of Paul Mongillo’s aircraft, also received the Air Force Cross for this mission. Major Mongillo was killed by flak that struck…
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Carl Mitchell
Carl Mitchell graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1950. Captain Vincent Hickman, Major Mitchell’s Navigator, was also posthumously awarded the…
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Jack Weatherby
Captain Weatherby’s official citation actually cites the “Republic of Vietnam” as the location of his mission. In fact, the target he photographed was located northwest…
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Robert Turner
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Philip Bannon
Philip Bannon graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1895. He served in the Spanish-American War, during the Boxer Rebellion in China,…
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