Air Medal

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military award military decoration

The Air Medal is a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight, often recognizing acts of heroism or outstanding service in combat missions.

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Label	Occurrences
Air Medal canonical	89

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military award ⓘ military decoration ⓘ
awardedFor	combat missions involving aerial flight ⓘ heroic achievement while participating in aerial flight ⓘ meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight ⓘ meritorious service while participating in aerial flight ⓘ single acts of heroism in aerial flight ⓘ sustained operational flight missions ⓘ
awardedIn	combat operations ⓘ non-combat meritorious aerial flight operations ⓘ
awardingAuthority	United States military chain of command ⓘ
campaign	Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ surface form: War in Afghanistan World War II ⓘ
classification	personal military decoration ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateEstablished	1942-05-11 ⓘ
eligibility	in some cases, allied military personnel ⓘ members of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ
establishedBy	Executive Order 9158 ⓘ President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
firstAwarded	1942 ⓘ
hasDevice	gold star ⓘ numeral device ⓘ oak leaf cluster ⓘ silver star (Navy and Marine Corps device) ⓘ
higherAward	Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
lowerAward	Aerial Achievement Medal ⓘ
presentedBy	United States Coast Guard ⓘ Department of the Air Force ⓘ surface form: United States Department of the Air Force United States Department of the Army ⓘ Department of the Navy ⓘ surface form: United States Department of the Navy United States Marine Corps ⓘ
relatedAward	Aerial Achievement Medal ⓘ Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
ribbonColor	blue and orange ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
shape	bronze compass rose design ⓘ
symbol	eagle in flight ⓘ
usedSince	1942 ⓘ
wearsWith	United States military uniform ⓘ

Referenced by (89)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chuck Yeager → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Paul W. Tibbets Jr. → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Distinguished Flying Cross → lowerAward → Air Medal ⓘ

Distinguished Flying Cross → relatedAward → Air Medal ⓘ

Carl Spaatz → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

United States awards and decorations → includes → Air Medal ⓘ

Tommy Franks → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

William Westmoreland → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Admiral Wesley L. McDonald → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

subject surface form: Wesley L. McDonald

Hap Arnold → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Francis R. Scobee → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Brigadier General James Roy Andersen → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

subject surface form: James Roy Andersen

George C. Kenney → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Lewis H. Brereton → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

subject surface form: Frank O’Driscoll Hunter

James H. Doolittle → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Jim Wright → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Ted Stevens → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Curtis LeMay → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Haywood S. Hansell → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

William C. McCool → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

navigator: Theodore Van Kirk → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

subject surface form: Theodore Van Kirk

bombardier: Thomas Ferebee → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

subject surface form: Thomas Ferebee

Rick D. Husband → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Lewis B. Puller → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Marc A. Mitscher → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Iven C. Kincheloe Jr. → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

subject surface form: Frank Maxwell Andrews

Maxwell R. Thurman → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

aircraft commander Charles W. Sweeney → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

subject surface form: Charles W. Sweeney

Captain Frederick C. Bock → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

subject surface form: Frederick C. Bock

Major General William H. Tunner → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

subject surface form: William H. Tunner

Pete Knight → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Department of the Air Force awards → includesDecoration → Air Medal ⓘ

Gus Grissom → awarded → Air Medal ⓘ

John H. Tilelli Jr. → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Wally Schirra → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Ira C. Eaker → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Hap → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Robert T. Herres → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Tuskegee Airmen → awarded → Air Medal ⓘ

Admiral John S. McCain Sr. → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

subject surface form: John S. McCain Sr.

Meritorious Service Medal → lowerAward → Air Medal ⓘ

Richard Bong → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Maj. Gen. Willis H. Hale → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

subject surface form: Willis H. Hale

Hoyt S. Vandenberg → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

Lt. Gen. Millard F. Harmon → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

subject surface form: Millard F. Harmon

former FAA administrator Donald D. Engen → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ

subject surface form: Donald D. Engen

Christopher Ferguson → awardReceived → Air Medal ⓘ