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SAGAS OF VALOR.
- Source :
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Aviation Week & Space Technology . 5/28/2012, Vol. 174 Issue 19, p54-59. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- The article focuses on the limited number of U.S. Medal of Honor (MoH) among aviators. It talks about the mission where Air Force pilot Joe Jackson rescued three Air Force special operations personnel from North Vietnamese troops, resulting in his being bestowed the MoH by President Lyndon B. Johnson. It mentions Johnson's nomination came from Army General William C. Westmoreland instead of an Air Force commander. It comments on Captain Barry F. Crawford Jr. and why he earned an Air Force Cross.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00052175
- Volume :
- 174
- Issue :
- 19
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Aviation Week & Space Technology
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 76482999