Air Medal
noun
: a U.S. military decoration awarded for meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight
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Peacetime medal Greider and his co-pilot were awarded an Air Medal for their heroics.
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Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
All 11 aboard the aircraft were posthumously given the Air Medal and a Purple Heart, according to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Dendy, who died several months ago, was the recipient of the Legion of Merit and the Air Medal for exceptionally meritorious service with the 45th Infantry Regiment in Vietnam.
—Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Nov. 2024
Fortson received the Air Force Achievement Medal and an Air Medal with a ‘C’ Device, indicating service or achievement performed under combat conditions.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
Getty Images/iStockphoto Knepper posthumously received a Purple Heart and an Air Medal, the site said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 May 2024
The Air Medal is a military decoration of the U.S. Armed Forces, established by an executive order that was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 11, 1942.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 28 Aug. 2023
Dietrich, who retired in 2021 as a lieutenant commander, earned a Bronze Star and an Air Medal in combat and had 1,250 hours of flight time.
—Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023
He was awarded an Air Medal for his efforts on Nov. 11, 1986, during the rescue of two people after their single-engine Cessna crashed in Lake St. Clair, Ontario, Canada.
—Staff, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2022
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Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
All 11 aboard the aircraft were posthumously given the Air Medal and a Purple Heart, according to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Dendy, who died several months ago, was the recipient of the Legion of Merit and the Air Medal for exceptionally meritorious service with the 45th Infantry Regiment in Vietnam.
—Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Nov. 2024
Fortson received the Air Force Achievement Medal and an Air Medal with a ‘C’ Device, indicating service or achievement performed under combat conditions.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
Getty Images/iStockphoto Knepper posthumously received a Purple Heart and an Air Medal, the site said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 May 2024
The Air Medal is a military decoration of the U.S. Armed Forces, established by an executive order that was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 11, 1942.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 28 Aug. 2023
Dietrich, who retired in 2021 as a lieutenant commander, earned a Bronze Star and an Air Medal in combat and had 1,250 hours of flight time.
—Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023
He was awarded an Air Medal for his efforts on Nov. 11, 1986, during the rescue of two people after their single-engine Cessna crashed in Lake St. Clair, Ontario, Canada.
—Staff, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2022
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“Air Medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Air%20Medal. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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