The Air Medal is a
military decoration
of the
United States
which was established by Executive Order 9158, signed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
on 11 May 1942. The Air Medal was awarded retroactive to 8
September 1939.The Air Medal is awarded to any person who, while
serving in any capacity in or with the Armed Forces of the
United States,
shall have distinguished himself/herself by meritorious
achievement while participating in aerial flight
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THE AIR MEDAL IS AWARDED TO ANY PERSON , WHO WHILE SERVING IN ANY CAPACITY IN OR WITH THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, SHALL HAVE DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF BY MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE PARTICIPATING IN AERIAL FLIGHT.... |
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Awards may be made to
recognize single acts of merit or heroism, or for meritorious
service. Award of the Air Medal is primarily intended to
recognize those personnel who are on current crew member or
non-crew member flying status which requires them to participate
in aerial flight on a regular and frequent basis in the
performance of their primary duties. However, it may also be
awarded to certain other individuals whose combat duties require
regular and frequent flying in other than a passenger status, or
individuals who perform a particularly noteworthy act while
performing the function of a crew member but who are not on
flying status. These individuals must make a discernible
contribution to the operational land combat mission or to the
mission of the aircraft in flight.
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| Subsequent decorations of the Air Medal are denoted in the U.S. Army by award numerals displayed on the medal and ribbon. The Army originally used oak leaf clusters, however changed to numerals during the Vietnam War when the number of Air Medals awarded became too large to be annotated on a single ribbon. The Army and the Air Force also awards the Air Medal with a Valor device for acts of heroism. | ||||
| The Secretary of the Air Force approved the award of the "V" Device for valor to Air Medals awarded for heroism effective 21 Oct 2004. It applies to all Air Force members (Active Duty, ANG, AFRes), retirees and veterans, but this change is not retroactive to any earlier date; only decorations approved on or after 21 Oct 2004 are affected by this policy change | ||||
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Exciting News ! Kenneth Quinn ,a new member,
received the Air Medal at a ceremony at the State Department. We believe
he is the first ambassador to receive the award which was for his heroism
in the Viet Nam War where he served as a civilian military advisor as
the Ambassador to Cambodia on
over 50 combat helicopter missions during the War
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We just received word about former civilian's awarded the Air Medal FDR in 1943 awarded the air medal to two Civilian Air Patrol pilots for an attack on a NAZI submarine submarine and General Hap Arnold in 1944 awarded the medal to Barbara Erickson the leader of a group of Wasp pilots who did stateside piloting so those male pilots could be released for combat duty. |
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Mission Statement The Air Medal Society will be an organization composed of members who as airmen were awarded the Air Medal for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight The Air Medal Society is dedicated to improve recognition of the Air Medal and those airmen who have earned this award. The Air Medal Society will provide fellowship by uniting the members and creating an exchange of information for their mutual benefit.. |
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