Recipients

David Goldfein

David Goldfein graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1983. As a pilot, he flew combat missions in Operations…
Frank Gorenc

Born in Slovenia (formerly Yugoslavia), Frank Gorenc emigrated to the United States with his family in 1962. He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy…
Duncan McNabb

Duncan McNabb graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1974. From 2007 to 2008 he served as the 33d…
Merrill McPeak

Merrill McPeak was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1957 after graduating from San Diego State College. From 1966 to 1968 he…
Billy Minter

Billy Minter served in the Army Air Forces in World War II, but left the service after the war to return to the University of…
Thomas Moorman

The son of an Air Force Lieutenant General by the same name, Thomas Moorman, Jr. was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program upon…
Lloyd Newton

Lloyd “Fig” Newton was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1966 upon graduation from Tennessee State University. He flew 269 combat missions…
Gary North

Gary North was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1976 upon graduation from North Carolina University. He flew combat missions in the…
Robert Oaks

Robert Oaks graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1959. He retired in 1994 as a U.S. Air Force…
Timothy O’Keefe

Timothy O’Keefe enlisted in the Army Air Forces in 1940. After serving in the Army Air Forces in World War II, he transferred to the…
Earl O’Loughlin

Earl O’Loughlin enlisted in the Air Force in 1951, and was commissioned the following year, flying 29 combat missions in B-29s over North Korea during…
Ellen Pawlikowski

Ellen Pawlikowski was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program upon graduation from the New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1978. In 2015 she…