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The Aircrew Badge, commonly known as Wings, is a qualification badge of the United States military that is awarded by all five branches of armed services to personnel who serve as aircrew members on board military aircraft. The badge is intended to recognize the training and qualifications required by aircrew of military aircraft.
Maynard Harrison "Snuffy" Smith (May 19, 1911 – May 11, 1984) was a United States Army Air Forces staff sergeant and aerial gunner aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber in World War II who received the Medal of Honor for his conduct during a bombing mission over France on May 1, 1943.
John Lee Levitow (November 1, 1945 – November 8, 2000) was a United States Air Force (USAF) loadmaster who received the Medal of Honor for exceptional heroism during wartime. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his acts of heroism while serving on board a Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship of the 3d Special Operations Squadron USAF on February 24 ...
Badge U.S. Air Force Enlisted Aircrew Badge: Badge Senior Parachutist Badge: 1st row Medal of Honor upgraded from the Air Force Cross: Airman's Medal: Purple Heart: 2nd row Air Medal with 1 silver and 3 Bronze Oak leaf clusters (9 awards) Air Medal second ribbon to denote tenth award: Air Force Commendation Medal: 3rd row Air Force Outstanding ...
Air Force Communications and Information Badges Replaced by Cyberspace Support Badges on 1 Jun 2010 [42] Air Force Honor Guard Badge: Replaced with new design: Air Force RPA Sensor Operator Badges: Replaced with Enlisted Aircrew Badges on 4 November 2016 [43] Special Operations Weather Crest: Replaced with Special Reconnaissance Crest in 2019 ...
Vosler receives the Medal of Honor from President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1944) Vosler enlisted as a private in the Army at Rochester, New York on October 8, 1942. He took basic training at Atlantic City, New Jersey, the Radio Operator and Mechanics School at Scott Field, Illinois; and Flexible Gunnery School at Harlingen, Texas. By May 22, 1943 ...
Henry Eugene Erwin Sr. (May 8, 1921 – January 16, 2002) was a United States Army Air Forces airman and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.
He was awarded his Aircrew Badge and commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant in the United States Army Air Service on 2 November 1918. [2] He then attended the Flying Instructor's School at Brooks Field in San Antonio, Texas, and became an instructor at the flight training center at Barron Field.