Recipients

Kenneth Vanderford
Johnny Johnson
Frederick Koontz

Frederick Koontz was captured during the Korean War and interned as a Prisoner of War. He was not among those returned at the wars end,…
Gordon Kuehner

Gordon Kuehner is listed as Missing in Action, however during the war radio propaganda broadcasts indicated that he died of wounds following a bombing raid…
Joseph Long

Joseph Long is listed as Missing in Action, however during the war radio propaganda broadcasts and other reports indicate he survived the crash of his…
Alexander Padilla

Alexander Padilla is listed as Missing in Action, however after his aircraft was shot down, he was observed by other pilots to be alive on…
Frank Stevenson

Frank Stevenson is listed as Missing in Action, however the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office has concluded he survived the loss of his aircraft,…
Jack Taylor
Bobby Hammett
James Gunnoe
George Worth

George Worth is listed as Missing in Action, however the Air Force subsequently determined he survived the loss of his aircraft and was captured. The…
Henry Buttelmann

Henry Buttelmann was an enlisted man in the Air National Guard when his unit was called to active duty in 1951. He applied for pilot…