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Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker
- The first Medal of Honor received by an airman was awarded to Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker for aerial combat in 1918.
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He is the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. [2] He was inducted into the Hall of Heroes on August 23, 2018, and posthumously promoted to Master Sergeant on the following day.
Chapman is the FIRST Airman to receive the Medal of Honor for actions conducted since the Vietnam War. This marks the FIRST Medal of Honor to be awarded to a Special Tactics Airman. Originally posthumously awarded the Air Force Cross for his actions in 2003.
The Medal of Honor is the highest award for heroism in military action that the Nation can bestow on a member of its Armed Forces. The first Medal of Honor received by an airman was awarded to Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker for aerial combat in 1918.
Aug 22, 2018 · Chapman, a combat controller assigned to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor, an upgrade of his Air Force Cross, for his actions on March 4, 2002,...
Chapman, of Windsor Locks, Connecticut, who was 36 when he died, is the first airman to receive the nation’s highest award for valor for actions taken since the Vietnam War.
- Stephen Losey
Chapman is now the first special tactics airman to receive the Medal of Honor, as well as the first airman to receive the nation’s highest award for valor for actions since the Vietnam War.
Aug 22, 2018 · Chapman is the first airman since the Vietnam War to receive the nation’s highest military award for valor. He has finally been fully recognized for his heroism more than 16 years after he took...
