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Pitsenbarger was the first enlisted recipient of the Air Force Cross medal, receiving the award posthumously in 1966. [5] The United States Navy Container Ship MV A1C William H. Pitsenbarger was christened in his honor, but was decommissioned and returned to its original owner in 2008 with the new name Black Eagle.
MV A1C William H. Pitsenbarger was a civilian-crewed container ship operated by Red River Shipping Corp. of Rockville, Maryland, under charter to Military Sealift Command from 2001 to 2008. She was named in honor of William H. Pitsenbarger , a US Air Force Medal of Honor recipient.
The Last Full Measure is a 2019 American war drama film written and directed by Todd Robinson.It follows the efforts of fictional Pentagon staffer Scott Huffman and many veterans to see the Medal of Honor awarded to William H. Pitsenbarger, a United States Air Force Pararescueman who flew in helicopter rescue missions during the Vietnam War to aid downed soldiers and pilots.
“ The Last Full Measure ” — which details the fight to bestow the Medal of Honor to medic William H. Pitsenbarger — is catnip for dads, a true-life Vietnam war film that offers valor, a ...
Pararescueman A1C William H. Pitsenbarger was lowered by winch and spent an hour and a half treating the wounded and evacuating nine wounded soldiers on five HH-43 flights. On the sixth approach, Pitsenbarger's HH-43 was hit, forcing it to cut the hoist line and pull out for an emergency landing at the nearest strip.
The Last Full Measure depicts the story of how A1C William H. Pitsenbarger was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, and features several flashbacks depicting the battle. [ citation needed ] References
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