Recipients

Nels Running

Nels Running graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1964. From 1971 to 1974 he served as a demonstration…
Ricky Rupp

Ricky Rupp was commissioned in the Air Force after graduating from Southwest Texas State University in 1988. In 2014 he was appointed a U.S. Air…
Robert Rushworth

After serving in the Army Air Forces in World War II, Robert Rushworth transferred to the U.S. Air Force when it became a separate branch…
Horace Russell

Horace Russell was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1958 upon graduation from Bradley University. He retired in 1988 as a U.S.…
John Russell

John Russell was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1951 upon graduation from West Virginia University. He retired in 1980 as a…
Kendall Russell

Kendall Russell graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1945. He retired in 1977 as a U.S. Air Force Major General.
Len Russell

Len Russell was commissioned in 1950 through the Aviation Cadet Program. During the Korean War, while serving as a Fighter Pilot, he was credited with…
Billy Rogers

After serving as an enlisted gunner n the Army Air Forces in World War II, Billy Rogers left active duty after the war to attend…
Reginald Woolridge
Harold Rogers

Harold Rogers graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1987. In 2016 he was appointed a U.S. Air Force…
Marc Rogers

Marc Rogers enlisted in the Air Force in 1974, and was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in in 1978 upon graduation from…
Frederick Roggero

Frederick Roggero was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1976 upon graduation from the University of Notre Dame. He retired in 2010…