Medal of Honor

Capt. E. Royce Williams, F9F-5 pilot who dogfight alone against 7 Soviet MiGs and shot down 4 of them, was awarded the Navy Cross but Medal of Honor still sought

Capt. E. Royce Williams, F9F-5 pilot who dogfight alone against 7 Soviet MiGs and shot down 4 of them, was awarded the Navy Cross but Medal of Honor still sought

The Navy Cross is an upgrade of the Silver Star Medal previously awarded to then-Lt. Williams on May 7, 1953,… Read More

11 months ago

The White House announces four new recipients of Medal of Honor. A Medevac crew chief is among them.

The White House has announced that President Biden will award the Medal of Honor to four U.S. Army Soldiers who… Read More

1 year ago

B-17 Pilot William R Lawley Jr brought back his Stricken Fortress in England from a Mission over Leipzig with its Bombs still aboard, 7 Wounded Crew Members and two Engines Ablaze

B-17 pilot 1st Lt William R Lawley Jr earned the nation's highest award for gallantry at the risk of his… Read More

2 years ago

Medal of Honor sought for A-10 pilot who was shot down and killed in his Hog during Operation Desert Storm while trying to save his wingman who was also shot down by the Iraqis

F-15 pilot and Chief of Staff of the Florida Air National Guard, Brigadier Gen. Jim Demarest, is starting a campaign… Read More

3 years ago

The incredible story of the Skyraider pilot who landed his SPAD on a besieged airstrip to rescue another crash-landed A-1 pilot

“Myers gave me a couple of hugs and held up a finger, meaning ‘number one,’” Maj. Bernard Fisher, former A-1E… Read More

4 years ago

173rd Fighter Wing unveils new F-15C flagship (Painted in the Color Scheme of a B-17 flown by a MOH Recipient)

Some of the other design aspects included using B-17 bomber black and white invasion stripes, the P-51 style star and… Read More

4 years ago