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Distinguished Flying Cross

HONOR

Awarded by the U.S. Military to personnel who display heroism or perform an extraordinary achievement while onboard a plane flight. Created in 1926.

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Lloyd Bentsen, Jr.
Politician
11-Feb-1921 23-May-2006 US Senator, Treasury Secretary
Matthew A. Berdon
Business
31-Jul-1919 27-Mar-2010 Senior Partner, F. B. & Co.
Leonard Boswell
Politician
10-Jan-1934   Congressman, Iowa 3rd
Charles G. Boyd
Military
15-Apr-1938   Retired General, US Air Force
Edward Thomas Brady
Judge
1-Nov-1943   Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
Richard E. Byrd
Explorer
25-Oct-1888 11-Mar-1957 Arctic and Antarctic explorer
Howard W. Cannon
Politician
26-Jan-1912 5-Mar-2002 US Senator from Nevada, 1959-83
John T. Chain
Military
11-Dec-1934   C-in-C, Strategic Air Command, 1986-91
Jackie Cochran
Aviator
11-May-1906 9-Aug-1980 First woman to break the sound barrier
Gordon Cooper
Astronaut
6-Mar-1927 4-Oct-2004 Mercury 7 and Gemini 5 astronaut
Bud Day
Activist
24-Feb-1925   Former POW
James Doolittle
Aviator
14-Dec-1896 27-Sep-1993 Doolittle Raid against Tokyo in 1942
Michael J. Dugan
Military
22-Feb-1937   USAF Chief of Staff, 1990
Ralph E. Eberhart
Military
c. 1946   Commander of NORAD, 2002-05
John Ehrlichman
Government
20-Mar-1925 14-Feb-1999 Watergate criminal, served time
Frederick M. Franks, Jr.
Military
c. 1935   Retired US Army General
Charles A. Gabriel
Military
21-Jan-1928 4-Sep-2003 USAF Chief of Staff, 1982-86
Jim Gibbons
Politician
16-Dec-1944   Governor of Nevada, 2007-11
Benjamin A. Gilman
Politician
6-Dec-1922   Congressman from New York, 1973-2003
John Glenn
Astronaut
18-Jul-1921   First American to orbit earth
Nathan Green Gordon
Politician
4-Sep-1916 8-Sep-2008 Lt. Governor of Arkansas, 1947-67
Gus Grissom
Astronaut
3-Apr-1926 27-Jan-1967 Second American in space
Bo Gritz
Military
18-Jan-1939   Former Green Beret
Alexander Haig
Government
2-Dec-1924 20-Feb-2010 US Secretary of State, 1981-82
John Paul Hammerschmidt
Politician
4-May-1922   Congressman from Arkansas, 1967-93
Thomas B. Hayward
Military
3-May-1924   Chief of Naval Operations, 1978-82
Don Herbert
TV Personality
10-Jul-1917 12-Jun-2007 Mr. Wizard
James L. Holloway III
Military
23-Feb-1922   Chief of Naval Operations, 1974-78
John R. Hubbard
Educator
3-Dec-1918 21-Aug-2011 President of USC, 1970-80
Phil Johnson
Judge
c. 1943   Justice, Texas Supreme Court
Sam Johnson
Politician
11-Oct-1930   Congressman, Texas 3rd
Robert Jordan
Author
17-Oct-1948 16-Sep-2007 Wheel of Time series
John P. Jumper
Military
4-Feb-1945   USAF Chief of Staff, 2001-05
Joseph Kernan
Politician
8-Apr-1946   Governor of Indiana, 2003-05
Curtis LeMay
Military
15-Nov-1906 1-Oct-1990 USAF General
Charles Lindbergh
Aviator
4-Feb-1902 26-Aug-1974 Transatlantic soloist
Ben F. Love
Business
1924 13-Jan-2006 CEO of Texas Commerce Bank
John A. Love
Politician
29-Nov-1916 21-Jan-2002 Governor of Colorado, 1963-73
Jim Lovell
Astronaut
25-Mar-1928   Apollo 13
William Lyon
Military
9-Mar-1923   Chief of USAF Reserve, 1975-79
Douglas MacArthur
Military
26-Jan-1880 5-Apr-1964 General of the Army
Delbert Mann
Film Director
30-Jan-1920 11-Nov-2007 That Touch of Mink
John McCain
Politician
29-Aug-1936   US Senator from Arizona
Joseph McCarthy
Politician
14-Nov-1908 2-May-1957 US Senator from Wisconsin, 1947-57
John P. McConnell
Military
7-Feb-1908 21-Nov-1986 USAF Chief of Staff, 1965-69
James A. McDivitt
Astronaut
10-Jun-1929   Commander, Gemini 4 and Apollo 9
Wesley L. McDonald
Military
6-Jul-1924 8-Feb-2008 Led 1983 invasion of Grenada
James D. McGee
Diplomat
1949   US Ambassador to Zimbabwe
George McGovern
Politician
19-Jul-1922   US Senator from South Dakota, 1963-81
Thomas McInerney
Military
1937   Fox News military analyst
Merrill A. McPeak
Military
9-Jan-1936   USAF Chief of Staff, 1990-94
Thomas H. Moorer
Military
9-Feb-1912 5-Feb-2004 Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1970-74
Wayne Morris
Actor
17-Feb-1914 14-Sep-1959 Paths of Glory
Richard Myers
Military
1-Mar-1942   Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2001-05
Lloyd W. Newton
Military
26-Jun-1942   USAF General
Donald G. Nutter
Politician
28-Nov-1915 25-Jan-1962 Governor of Montana, 1961-62
Fred Olivi
Military
16-Jan-1922 8-Apr-2004 Co-pilot of Nagasaki bombing
Stanford E. Parris
Politician
9-Sep-1929 27-Mar-2010 Congressman from Virginia, 1981-91
Steve Pearce
Politician
24-Aug-1947   Congressman, New Mexico 2nd
Wiley Post
Aviator
22-Nov-1898 15-Aug-1935 First pilot to fly solo round the world
Francis Gary Powers
Military
17-Aug-1929 1-Aug-1977 U2 shot down over the Soviet Union
Joseph W. Ralston
Military
4-Nov-1943   Supreme Allied Commander, 2000-03
Dennis J. Reimer
Military
12-Jul-1939   US Army Chief of Staff, 1995-99
John D. Ryan
Military
10-Dec-1915 27-Oct-1983 USAF Chief of Staff, 1969-73
Michael E. Ryan
Military
24-Dec-1941   USAF Chief of Staff, 1997-2001
Sabu
Actor
27-Jan-1924 2-Dec-1963 Jungle Book
Carl A. Spaatz
Military
28-Jun-1891 14-Jul-1974 USAF Chief of Staff, 1947-48
Thomas P. Stafford
Astronaut
17-Sep-1930   Gemini 6 & 9, Apollo 10, Apollo-Soyuz
Ted Stevens
Politician
18-Nov-1923 10-Aug-2010 US Senator from Alaska, 1968-2009
Jimmy Stewart
Actor
20-May-1908 2-Jul-1997 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
James Stockdale
Military
23-Dec-1923 5-Jul-2005 H. Ross Perot's would-be Vice President
Bruce Sundlun
Politician
19-Jan-1920 21-Jul-2011 Governor of Rhode Island, 1991-95
Dolph Sweet
Actor
18-Jul-1920 8-May-1985 Chief Carl Kanisky on Gimme a Break!
Hugh Thompson
Military
15-Apr-1943 6-Jan-2006 Stopped the My Lai massacre
Paul Tibbets
Military
23-Feb-1915 1-Nov-2007 Pilot of the Enola Gay
Richard H. Truly
Astronaut
12-Nov-1937   NASA Administrator, 1989-92
William Tunner
Military
14-Jul-1906 6-Apr-1983 Organized the Berlin Airlift
Nathan F. Twining
Military
11-Oct-1897 29-Mar-1982 Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1957-60
Jack Valenti
Business
5-Sep-1921 26-Apr-2007 Presidential advisor, headed the MPAA
Hoyt Vandenberg
Government
24-Jan-1899 2-Apr-1954 CIA Director, 1946-47
John D. Vanderhoof
Politician
27-May-1922   Governor of Colorado, 1973-75
Larry D. Welch
Military
9-Jun-1934   USAF Chief of Staff, 1986-90
Cal Worthington
Business
27-Nov-1920   Will eat a bug to make a deal
Jim Wright
Politician
22-Dec-1922   Congressman from Texas, 1955-89
Zap Zlatoper
Military
c. 1941   US Navy Admiral (ret.)


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