Air Medal (8) Bernard Francis "Bernie" Fisher (pronounced Bernerd) (January 11, 1927 – August 16, 2014) was a United States Air Force officer and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. He was the first Air Force member to receive the medal in the Vietnam War . Because of the nature of this medal, it is commonly presented posthumously. [1] Of the 3,525 Medals of Honor awarded as of March 2023, 95 have been awarded to 94 different African-American recipients. [2] Robert Augustus Sweeney is one of 19 men, and the only African American, to have been awarded two Medals of Honor.
March 3, 2023. WASHINGTON — Nearly 60 years after one of the first Black officers in the Special Forces was nominated — and then overlooked — for the nation’s highest military honor
Vietnam War veteran who broke barriers awarded Medal of Honor 02:08. Washington — President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to Paris Davis, a retired U.S. Army colonel and one of the first The DOD Military Awards For Valor site lists the names of recipients of the top 3 military awards for valor: MOH, Air Force Cross and Silver Star. Prior to 1948, Army Air Corps and Army Air Forces members are listed within the Army list. The current Air Force Medal of Honor was approved in 1965. The US Army Center of Military History maintains MORE: Sgt. Alwyn Cashe becomes 1st Black recipient of Medal of Honor since 9/11 On Dec. 1, 1966, Kaneshiro defended his squad in the trenches from enemy fire using six grenades and a rifle
Purple Heart. Sergeant First Class Elmelindo Rodrigues Smith [note 1] (July 27, 1935 – February 16, 1967) was a United States Army soldier, of Hispanic - Asian descent, [1] who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War. Despite being severely wounded, Smith inspired his men to beat back an enemy assault.
Medal of Honor. Purple Heart. Ronald Eugene Rosser (October 24, 1929 – August 26, 2020) was a United States Army soldier who received the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for thrice attacking a hill alone, killing 13 enemies while wounded and carrying wounded comrades to safety one winter day in the Korean War .
He is the first Medal of Honor recipient in division history and the namesake of Fort Bragg's Pike Field.-- Gen. Matthew Bunker Ridgway, deceased: Ridgway transitioned the division to its airborne
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