Air Force Times11d
This Medal of Honor recipient jumped on a live flare to save his crew
On the night of Feb. 24, 1969, Airman 1st Class Levitow was serving as the loadmaster aboard an AC-47, codename “Spooky 71,” ...
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Critics say Medal of Honor museum shortchanges airman’s achievements
More than 24,000 people have signed the Change.org petition requesting that the museum add Chapman’s story to approximately ...
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New York airman receives Air and Space Commendation Medal for saving elderly women after escalator fall
U.S. Air Force Col. Frances Dixon, Commander of the 914th Air Refueling Wing Maintenance Squadron, presented the medal to Skelton during a ceremony on Jan. 12. “He is a great member of the ...
Military Times11d
This Medal of Honor recipient jumped on a live flare to save his crew
The lowest-ranking Medal of Honor recipient in the U.S. Air Force was a case in point: John Lee Levitow’s ultimate moment of truth was less attributable to enemy forces than it was to his own ...