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HONOR

Awarded by any branch of the U.S. military to personnel who display heroism or perform an extraordinary achievement while onboard a plane flight. Created in 1942, with honors bestowed retroactively to 1939.

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Keith B. Alexander
Military
1952   Director, National Security Agency
Joseph B. Anderson, Jr.
Business
c. 1943   TAG Holdings LLC
Dewey F. Bartlett
Politician
28-Mar-1919 1-Mar-1979 Governor and Senator from Oklahoma
Chuck Bednarik
Football
1-May-1925   Eagles Linebacker, Hall of Famer
Lloyd Bentsen, Jr.
Politician
11-Feb-1921 23-May-2006 US Senator, Treasury Secretary
John Blatnik
Politician
17-Aug-1911 17-Dec-1991 Congressman from Minnesota, 1947-75
Henry Bloch
Business
30-Jul-1922   Co-Founder of H&R Bloch
Jerry Boykin
Military
c. 1949   Pentagon's resident Jesus freak
Edward Thomas Brady
Judge
1-Nov-1943   Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
George S. Brown
Military
17-Aug-1918 5-Dec-1978 Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1974-78
Howard W. Cannon
Politician
26-Jan-1912 5-Mar-2002 US Senator from Nevada, 1959-83
James R. Clapper
Military
c. 1941   Director of National Intelligence
Duke Cunningham
Politician
8-Dec-1941   Congressman from California, 1991-2005
Bud Day
Activist
24-Feb-1925   Former POW
Nelson DeMille
Novelist
23-Aug-1943   The General's Daughter
Paul Dietzel
Football
5-Sep-1924   South Carolina Head Coach, 1966-74
James Doolittle
Aviator
14-Dec-1896 27-Sep-1993 Doolittle Raid against Tokyo in 1942
Tammy Duckworth
Military
12-Mar-1968   Blackhawk pilot, wounded in Iraq
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
Larry R. Ellis
Business
1946   US Army Forces Command, 2001-04
William J. Fallon
Military
30-Dec-1944   C-in-C, US Central Command, 2007-08
Ronald R. Fogleman
Military
27-Jan-1942   USAF Chief of Staff, 1994-97
Frederick M. Franks, Jr.
Military
c. 1935   Retired US Army General
Tommy Franks
Military
17-Jun-1945   Former C-in-C, US Central Command
Charles A. Gabriel
Military
21-Jan-1928 4-Sep-2003 USAF Chief of Staff, 1982-86
Jay Garner
Military
15-Apr-1938   Ex-Director of Reconstruction of Iraq
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
J. Scott Gration
Military
?   Major General, USAF (Ret.)
Bo Gritz
Military
18-Jan-1939   Former Green Beret
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
Robert T. Herres
Military
12-Jan-1932 24-Jul-2008 Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs, 1987-90
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
Jay L. Johnson
Military
5-Jun-1946   US Chief of Naval Operations, 1996-2000
Sam Johnson
Politician
11-Oct-1930   Congressman, Texas 3rd
George A. Joulwan
Military
16-Nov-1939   Supreme Allied Commander, 1993-97
John P. Jumper
Military
4-Feb-1945   USAF Chief of Staff, 2001-05
Brian Keith
Actor
14-Nov-1921 24-Jun-1997 Uncle Bill on Family Affair
Robert M. Kimmitt
Diplomat
19-Dec-1947   US Deputy Treasury Secretary
Adam Kinzinger
Politician
27-Feb-1978   Congressman, Illinois 11th
Robert Kiyosaki
Author
8-Apr-1947   Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Norman Lear
Film/TV Producer
27-Jul-1922   Creator of All in the Family
Curtis LeMay
Military
15-Nov-1906 1-Oct-1990 USAF General
Ben F. Love
Business
1924 13-Jan-2006 CEO of Texas Commerce Bank
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 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
Thomas McInerney
Military
1937   Fox News military analyst
Merrill A. McPeak
Military
9-Jan-1936   USAF Chief of Staff, 1990-94
Evan Mecham
Politician
12-May-1924 22-Feb-2008 Governor of Arizona, 1987-88
Harlan E. Mitchell
Politician
17-Aug-1924 13-Sep-2011 Congressman from Georgia, 1958-61
Richard Myers
Military
1-Mar-1942   Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2001-05
Lloyd W. Newton
Military
26-Jun-1942   USAF General
Jim Nicholson
Government
4-Feb-1938   US Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Lauris Norstad
Military
24-Mar-1907 12-Sep-1988 Supreme Allied Commander, 1956-63
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
James W. Pardew
Diplomat
5-Feb-1944   US Ambassador to Bulgaria, 2002-05
Bradford W. Parkinson
Engineer
16-Feb-1935   Global Positioning System
Stanford E. Parris
Politician
9-Sep-1929 27-Mar-2010 Congressman from Virginia, 1981-91
James B. Peake
Government
18-Jun-1944   US Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Steve Pearce
Politician
24-Aug-1947   Congressman, New Mexico 2nd
Tom Poston
Actor
17-Oct-1921 30-Apr-2007 Handyman on Newhart
Joseph W. Ralston
Military
4-Nov-1943   Supreme Allied Commander, 2000-03
Hugh G. Robinson
Military
4-Aug-1932   CEO of Global Building Systems
John D. Ryan
Military
10-Dec-1915 27-Oct-1983 USAF Chief of Staff, 1969-73
John R. Ryan
Military
15-Aug-1945   Chancellor of SUNY, 2006-07
Robert Scales
Military
5-Aug-1944   Military analyst
Willard W. Scott, Jr.
Military
18-Feb-1926 1-Jan-2009 Superintendent of West Point, 1981-86
Eric Shinseki
Military
28-Nov-1942   US Secretary of Veterans Affairs
John K. Singlaub
Military
10-Jul-1921   US Army general, CIA operative
C. R. Smith
Business
9-Sep-1899 4-Apr-1990 CEO of American Airlines, 1934-68
Denny Smith
Politician
19-Jan-1938   Congressman from Oregon, 1981-91
Neal Smith
Politician
23-Mar-1920   Congressman from Iowa, 1959-95
Carl A. Spaatz
Military
28-Jun-1891 14-Jul-1974 USAF Chief of Staff, 1947-48
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
William J. Sullivan
Judge
12-Mar-1939   Senior Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court
Bruce Sundlun
Politician
19-Jan-1920 21-Jul-2011 Governor of Rhode Island, 1991-95
Orson Swindle
Government
8-Mar-1937   Federal Trade Commissioner, 1997-2005
Norman Thagard
Astronaut
3-Jul-1943   Shuttle astronaut
Paul Tibbets
Military
23-Feb-1915 1-Nov-2007 Pilot of the Enola Gay
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
Thomas D. White
Military
6-Aug-1901 22-Dec-1965 USAF Chief of Staff, 1957-61
John A. Wickham, Jr.
Military
25-Jun-1928   US Army Chief of Staff, 1983-87
Frank J. Williams
Judge
24-Aug-1940   Rhode Island Chief Justice
Ted Williams
Baseball
30-Aug-1918 5-Jul-2002 Cryonically preserved .400 hitter
Cal Worthington
Business
27-Nov-1920   Will eat a bug to make a deal
Howard Zinn
Historian
24-Aug-1922 27-Jan-2010 A People's History of the United States


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