California, Santa Barbara County, Vandenberg AFB
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In memory of
USAF Medal of Honor Recipients
World War I 2d Lt. Erwin R. Bleckley - Oct. 6, 1918, Binarville, France • 2d Lt. Harold E. Goettler - Oct. 6, 1918, Binarville, France • 2d Lt. Frank Luke, Jr. - Sept. 29, 1918, Murvaux, France • Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker - Sept. 25, 1918, Billy, France
World War II Lt. Col. Addison E. Baker - Aug. 1, 1943, Ploesti, Romania • Maj. Richard I. Bong - Oct. 10-Nov. 15, 1944, Southwest Pacific • Maj. Horace S. Carswell, Jr. - Oct. 26, 1944, South China Sea • Brig. Gen. Frederick W. Castle - Dec. 24, 1944, Liege, Belgium • Maj. Ralph Cheli - Aug. 18, 1943, Wewak, New Guinea • Col. Demas T. Craw - Nov. 8, 1942, Port Lyautey, French Morocco • Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle - Apr. 18, 1942, Tokyo, Japan • SSgt. Henry E. Erwin - Apr. 12, 1945, Koriyama, Japan • 2d Lt. Robert E. Femoyer - Nov. 2, 1944, Merseburg, Germany • 1st Lt. Donald J. Gott - Nov. 9, 1944, Saarbrucken, Germany • Maj. Pierpont M. Hamilton - Nov. 8, 1942, Port Lyautey, French Morocco • Lt. Col. James H. Howard - Jan. 11, 1944, Oschersleben, Germany • 2d Lt. Lloyd H. Hughes - Aug. 1, 1943, Ploesti, Romania • Maj. John L. Jerstad - Aug. 1, 1943, Ploesti, Romania • Col. Leon W. Johnson - Aug. 1, 1943, Ploesti, Romania • Col. John R. Kane - Aug. 1, 1943, Ploesti, Romania • Col. Neel E. Kearby - Oct. 11, 1943, Wewka, New Guinea • 2d Lt. David R. Kingsley - June 23, 1944, Ploesti, Romania • 1st Lt. Raymond L. Knight - Apr. 25, 1945, Po Valley, Italy • 1st Lt. William R. Lawley, Jr. - Feb. 20, 1944, Leipzig, Germany • Capt. Darrell R. Lindsey - Aug. 9, 1944, Pontoise, France • SSgt. Archibald Mathies - Feb. 20, 1944, Leipzig, Germany • 1st Lt. Jack W. Mathis - Mar. 18, 1943, Vegesack, Germany • Maj. Thomas B. McGuire, Jr. - Dec. 25-26, 1944, Luzon, P.I. • 2d Lt. William E. Metzger, Jr. - Nov. 9, 1944, Saarbrucken, Germany • 1st Lt. Edward S. Michael - Apr. 11, 1944, Brunswick, Germany • 2d Lt. John C. Morgan - July 28, 1943, Kiel, Germany • Capt. Harl Pease, Jr. - Aug. 7, 1942, Rabaul, New Britain • 1st Lt. Donald D. Pucket - July 9, 1944, Ploesti, Romania • 2d Lt. Joseph R. Sarnoski - June 16, 1943, Buka, Solomon Is. • Maj. William A. Shomo - Jan. 11, 1945, Luzon, P.I. • Sgt. Maynard H. Smith - May 1, 1943, St. Nazaire, France • 2d Lt. Walter E. Truemper - Feb. 20, 1944, Leipzig, Germany • Lt. Col. Leon R. Vance, Jr. - June 5, 1944, Wimereaux, France • TSgt. Forrest L. Vosler - Dec. 20, 1943, Rabaul, New Britain • Brig. Gen. Kenneth N. Walker - Jan. 5, 1943, Rabaul, New Britain • Maj. Raymond H. Wilkins - Nov. 2, 1943, Rabaul, New Britain • Maj. Jay Zeamer, Jr. - June 16, 1943, Buka, Solomon Is.
Korea Maj. George A. Davis, Jr. - Feb. 10, 1952, Sinuiju-Yalu River, N. Korea • Maj. Charles J. Loring, Jr. - Nov. 22, 1952, Sniper Ridge, N. Korea • Maj. Louis J. Sebille - Aug. 5, 1950, Hamch'ang, S. Korea • Capt. John S. Walmsley, Jr. - Sept. 14, 1951, Yangdok, N. Korea
Vietnam Capt. Steven L. Bennett - June 29, 1972, Quang Tri, S. Vietnam • Col. George E. Day - Conspicuous Gallantry While POW • Maj. Merlyn H. Dethlefesn - Mar. 10, 1967, Thai Nguyen, N. Vietnam • Maj. Bernard F. Fisher - Mar. 10, 1966, A Shau Valley, S. Vietnam • 1st Lt. James P. Fleming - Nov. 26, 1968, Duc Co, S. Vietnam • Lt. Col. Joe M. Jackson - May 12, 1968, Kham Duc, S. Vietnam • Col. William A. Jones, III - Sept. 1, 1968, Dong Hoi, N. Vietnam • A1C John L. Levitow - Feb. 24, 1969, Long Binh, S. Vietnam • Capt. Lance P. Sijan - Conspicuous Gallantry While POW • Lt. Col. Leo K. Thorsness - Apr. 19, 1967, N. Vietnam • Capt. Hilliard A. Wilbanks - Feb. 24, 1967, Dalat, S. Vietnam
(War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
In memory ofUSAF Medal of Honor Recipients
World War I 2d Lt. Erwin R. Bleckley - Oct. 6, 1918, Binarville, France • 2d Lt. Harold E. Goettler - Oct. 6, 1918, Binarville, France • 2d Lt. Frank Luke, Jr. - Sept. 29, 1918, Murvaux, France • Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker - Sept. 25, 1918, Billy, France
World War II Lt. Col. Addison E. Baker - Aug. 1, 1943, Ploesti, Romania • Maj. Richard I. Bong - Oct. 10-Nov. 15, 1944, Southwest Pacific • Maj. Horace S. Carswell, Jr. - Oct. 26, 1944, South China Sea • Brig. Gen. Frederick W. Castle - Dec. 24, 1944, Liege, Belgium • Maj. Ralph Cheli - Aug. 18, 1943, Wewak, New Guinea • Col. Demas T. Craw - Nov. 8, 1942, Port Lyautey, French Morocco • Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle - Apr. 18, 1942, Tokyo, Japan • SSgt. Henry E. Erwin - Apr. 12, 1945, Koriyama, Japan • 2d Lt. Robert E. Femoyer - Nov. 2, 1944, Merseburg, Germany • 1st Lt. Donald J. Gott - Nov. 9, 1944, Saarbrucken, Germany • Maj. Pierpont M. Hamilton - Nov. 8, 1942, Port Lyautey, French Morocco • Lt. Col. James H. Howard - Jan. 11, 1944, Oschersleben, Germany • 2d Lt. Lloyd H. Hughes - Aug. 1, 1943, Ploesti, Romania • Maj. John L. Jerstad - Aug. 1, 1943, Ploesti, Romania • Col. Leon W. Johnson - Aug. 1, 1943, Ploesti, Romania • Col. John R. Kane - Aug. 1, 1943, Ploesti, Romania • Col. Neel E. Kearby - Oct. 11, 1943, Wewka, New Guinea • 2d Lt. David R. Kingsley - June 23, 1944, Ploesti, Romania • 1st Lt. Raymond L. Knight - Apr. 25, 1945, Po Valley, Italy • 1st Lt. William R. Lawley, Jr. - Feb. 20, 1944, Leipzig, Germany • Capt. Darrell R. Lindsey - Aug. 9, 1944, Pontoise, France • SSgt. Archibald Mathies - Feb. 20, 1944, Leipzig, Germany • 1st Lt. Jack W. Mathis - Mar. 18, 1943, Vegesack, Germany • Maj. Thomas B. McGuire, Jr. - Dec. 25-26, 1944, Luzon, P.I. • 2d Lt. William E. Metzger, Jr. - Nov. 9, 1944, Saarbrucken, Germany • 1st Lt. Edward S. Michael - Apr. 11, 1944, Brunswick, Germany • 2d Lt. John C. Morgan - July 28, 1943, Kiel, Germany • Capt. Harl Pease, Jr. - Aug. 7, 1942, Rabaul, New Britain • 1st Lt. Donald D. Pucket - July 9, 1944, Ploesti, Romania • 2d Lt. Joseph R. Sarnoski - June 16, 1943, Buka, Solomon Is. • Maj. William A. Shomo - Jan. 11, 1945, Luzon, P.I. • Sgt. Maynard H. Smith - May 1, 1943, St. Nazaire, France • 2d Lt. Walter E. Truemper - Feb. 20, 1944, Leipzig, Germany • Lt. Col. Leon R. Vance, Jr. - June 5, 1944, Wimereaux, France • TSgt. Forrest L. Vosler - Dec. 20, 1943, Rabaul, New Britain • Brig. Gen. Kenneth N. Walker - Jan. 5, 1943, Rabaul, New Britain • Maj. Raymond H. Wilkins - Nov. 2, 1943, Rabaul, New Britain • Maj. Jay Zeamer, Jr. - June 16, 1943, Buka, Solomon Is.
Korea Maj. George A. Davis, Jr. - Feb. 10, 1952, Sinuiju-Yalu River, N. Korea • Maj. Charles J. Loring, Jr. - Nov. 22, 1952, Sniper Ridge, N. Korea • Maj. Louis J. Sebille - Aug. 5, 1950, Hamch'ang, S. Korea • Capt. John S. Walmsley, Jr. - Sept. 14, 1951, Yangdok, N. Korea
Vietnam Capt. Steven L. Bennett - June 29, 1972, Quang Tri, S. Vietnam • Col. George E. Day - Conspicuous Gallantry While POW • Maj. Merlyn H. Dethlefesn - Mar. 10, 1967, Thai Nguyen, N. Vietnam • Maj. Bernard F. Fisher - Mar. 10, 1966, A Shau Valley, S. Vietnam • 1st Lt. James P. Fleming - Nov. 26, 1968, Duc Co, S. Vietnam • Lt. Col. Joe M. Jackson - May 12, 1968, Kham Duc, S. Vietnam • Col. William A. Jones, III - Sept. 1, 1968, Dong Hoi, N. Vietnam • A1C John L. Levitow - Feb. 24, 1969, Long Binh, S. Vietnam • Capt. Lance P. Sijan - Conspicuous Gallantry While POW • Lt. Col. Leo K. Thorsness - Apr. 19, 1967, N. Vietnam • Capt. Hilliard A. Wilbanks - Feb. 24, 1967, Dalat, S. Vietnam
(War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
