Army Air Medal
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The Army Air Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to members of the Army for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Army Air Medal canonical | 1 |
| United States Army Air Forces decorations | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
heroic achievement while participating in aerial flight
ⓘ
heroic service while participating in aerial flight ⓘ meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight ⓘ meritorious service while participating in aerial flight ⓘ |
| awardingCriteria |
acts of heroism in aerial flight not justifying the Distinguished Flying Cross
ⓘ
meritorious achievement in aerial flight ⓘ meritorious service in aerial flight ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| campaignOrService | aerial flight operations ⓘ |
| classification | personal military decoration ⓘ |
| conflictContext | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEstablished | 1942-05-11 ⓘ |
| decorates |
aircrew members
ⓘ
aviators ⓘ other personnel participating in aerial flight ⓘ |
| eligibility |
United States Army personnel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
members of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Executive Order 9158
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franklin D. Roosevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1942 ⓘ |
| governingRegulation | Army Regulation 600-8-22 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDevice |
numeral device
ⓘ
oak leaf cluster ⓘ “V” device (for valor) in some services ⓘ |
| higherAward | Distinguished Flying Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Army Commendation Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | compass rose with an eagle in flight ⓘ |
| presenter | United States Department of the Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedAward | Air Medal (general U.S. military decoration) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
aerial warfare
ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | space for recipient name and citation ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | blue and orange ⓘ |
| serviceBranchUse |
United States Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | bronze compass rose medallion ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| theaterOfUse | all theaters of operations involving U.S. forces ⓘ |
| type | individual military decoration ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Army Air Forces (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wearsWith | United States Army uniform ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United States Army Air Forces decorations