Honors & Awards

Air Medal

The Air Medal is a decoration of the United States military. It is awarded for meritorious achievement during aerial flight.

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Air Medal Recipients

Raymond E. Anglin

Oscar M. Belk, Jr.

John "Dub" Galiga

Bryan Glenn, Jr.

Roy Edison Jordan

Stanley Maurice Keeton

Ray C. Langford

Sylvester T. Miller

Fred W. Sawyers

American Defense Medal

The American Defense Medal (Pre-Pearl Harbor Medal) is an award of the United States Armed Forces. The award is designed to honor those that were on active duty between September 8, 1939 and December 7, 1941.

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Medal Recipients

Earnest L. Brown

John R. Curtis

Louis Layfayette Hooker

Marvin E. Hyche

Oral R. Murphree

Leslie A. Wood

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal is an award of the United States Armed Forces. The medal is awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces that participated in U.S. military operations, U.S. operations in direct support of the United Nations or U.S. operations of assistance for friendly foreign nations after July 1, 1958, .

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Armed Force Expeditionary Medal Recipients

David Alan Hayes & Bill Plunkett

Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal

The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal is an award of the United States military. It was awarded to any member of the United States Military that served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater from 1941 to 1945.

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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal Recipients

Donald R. Curtis, Paul H. Curtis Sr., Leslie A. Wood

Battle Star/Service Star/Campaign Star

The Battle Star is used to denote additional award or service period

1 Silver Battle Star = 5 Bronze Battle Stars

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Battle Star Recipients

Henry Ford Ball (2), Hubert Wilton Bearden, Jessie L. Franklin Jr., Lawrence Guajardo, Allen Eugene Hubble (2), Thomas "T.W." Mitchell, Horton Brooks Porter Jr. (4), Daniel Ramirez, Ben R. Spears (4), Edward W. Summerhill, Alfred G. Vaquera (3), & Loyd L. Williams (3)

Bronze Star

The Bronze Star is an award of the United States military that is awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces. It is awarded for heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone.

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Bronze Star Recipients

Oscar M. Belk, Jr., Jack Brooks, James William Brooks,

James Ross Cargile, Emra Gunter Hammer - 2, Terry Hawkins,

Billy Charles Hooker - 2, Ray C. Langford,

James Roberson, James Howard Shelton,

William B. Wood, Lonnie L. Wooten Jr.

Combat Infantry Badge

The Combat Infantry Badge is a military award of the United States Army. The CIB is awarded to infantrymen and Special Forces (rank colonel or below) that fought in active ground combat while assigned to a specific unit.

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Combat Infantry Badge Recipients

Hubert Wilton Bearden

Emra Gunter Hammer

Bernice Wilford Martin

James Roberson

Loyd L. Williams

Distinguished Flying Cross

The Distinguished Flying Cross is an award of the United States military that is awarded to an officer or enlisted member of the United States Armed Forces. The honor is bestowed on those who distinguishes themselves in support of operations by heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight.

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Distinguished Flying Cross Recipients

Raymond E. Anglin

Kenneth Atkinson

Oscar M. Belk, Jr.

Tommy Abbott Bullock Sr.

John "Dub" Galiga

Stanley Maurice Keeton

Robert E. Moore

Lowell Edward Morgan

European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal

The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces. The medal was intended to recognize those military service members who had performed military duty in the during World War II in the European Theater which also included Africa and the Middle East.

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EAM Campaign Medal Recipients

Oscar M. Belk, Jr., Ivan Mutt Curry, John "Dub" Galiga, Bryan Glenn Jr., Emra Gunter Hammer, Billy Charles Hooker, Leonard R. Hooker, John C. Langford, Ray C. Lanford, Bernice Wilford Martin, Elmer R. Murphree, Oral R. Murphree, Roy M. White, & Leslie A. Wood

Expert Infantryman Badge

The Expert Infantryman Badge is a special skills badge of the United States Army. The award is presented for completion of a course of testing designed to demonstrate proficiency in infantry skills.

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Expert Infantryman Badge Recipient

Edward F. Lowe

Good Conduct Medal

The Good Conduct Medal is an award of the United States Armed Forces. The medal is awarded to any active-duty enlisted member of the United States military who completes three consecutive years of "honorable and faithful service".

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Korean Service Medal

The Korean Service Medal is an award of the United States Military. This medal was awarded for duties performed in the Republic of Korea during the Korean War.

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Korean Service Medal Recipient

Oscar M. Belk, Jr., Jack M. Brooks & Bill Plunkett

Medal of Suvorov

The Medal of Suvorov is awarded to ground troops for courage in combat.

The medal is named in honor of Russian Field Marshall Count Alexander Suvorov.

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Medal of Suvorov Recipient

William B. Wood

National Defense Medal

The National Defense Medal is an award of the United States Armed Forces. The medal is awarded to service members that honorably served during a designated time of which a national emergency was declared during a war or conflict.

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National Defense Medal Recipients

Jack M. Brooks, Edwin Ray Conner, David Alan Hayes, Bill Plunkett, & David Richard West

Purple Heart

The Purple Heart is a United States military award.

The decoration is awarded to those wounded or killed while serving on or after April 5, 1917.

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Purple Heart Recipients

Grady Lee Allen, James Douglas Brown, Edwin Ray Conner, Norman G. Cook, Jack Cowley, Billy Marcus Dollar, Travis Davis Gage, John "Dub" Galiga, Jeff H. Garrison, Bryan Glenn Jr., Emra Gunter Hammer, Stanley Maurice Keeton, J. D. Mabry, James Charles Mitchell, Lowell Edward Morgan, Eugene M. Reagan, James Roberson, Clarence B. Seay, Orville L. Smith, Stone Thompson, Robert Harold Tinsley, David Richard West, Roy M. White, & Loyd L. Williams

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal is an award of the Republic of Vietnam.

The medal was awarded to any service member who, while serving outside the geographical limits of the Republic of Vietnam, provided direct combat support to the Republic of Vietnam armed forces for a period exceeding six months. The award was presented March 1, 1961 to March 28, 1973.

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Vietnam Campaign Medal Recipients

Edwin Ray Conner, Lowell Edward Morgan, & David Richard West

United Nations Service Medal

The United Nations Service Medal (Korea) is awarded to any military service member, of an Armed Force allied with South Korea, who participated in the defense of South Korea from North Korea between the dates of June 27, 1950 and July 27, 1954.

Oscar M. Belk, Jr.

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Silver Star

The Silver Star is the United States military third-highest decoration for valor in combat.

The Silver Star is awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States.

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Silver Star Recipients

James E. Marrs & William B. Wood

Vietnam Service Medal

The Vietnam Service Medal is an award of the United States Armed Forces.

The medal is was awarded to recognize service during the Vietnam War.

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Vietnam Service Medal Recipients

Edwin Ray Conner, Terry Hawkins, Lowell Edward Morgan (2)

World War II Victory Medal

The World War II Victory Medal is a service medal of the United States military.

The medal was awarded to any member of the United States military, including members of the armed forces of the Government of the Philippine Islands, who served on active duty, or as a reservist, between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946.

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