This is the first and only comprehensive history of all decorations and medals that may be awarded to men and women serving in the United States Army and Air Force. The background and design of each medal are examined, as well as award criteria governing each decoration. The book first looks at the Army and Air Force Medals of Honor before continuing with other awards, including the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, Air Force Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart. The histories of more common medals like the Air Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army and Air Force Commendation Medals and Army and Air Force Achievement Medals are also included. Photographs of each medal (obverse and reverse) accompany the text, along with selected photographs of recipients and the citations for their awards.

A fully illustrated U.S. Air Force guide for male and female officers and enlisted personnel on how to prepare, mount and wear military ribbons and medals. Examples of correct Air Force military ribbon mounts are shown in color completed with designated devices. Complete color charts show the correct order of military ribbons and their devices for 1939 to 2019 and 1914 to 2019. All types of medals, ribbons and devices are displayed and explained with color illustrations. A special color chart shows the correct order of wear for multi service ribbons and foreign awards. The different types of ribbon and medal devices are shown along with detail illustrations of how they are mounted on both ribbons and medals for wear. Full color illustrations show how ribbons and medals are worn on the Air Force blue uniform, formal uniform and shirt for male and female officers and enlisted airmen. A color chart of all current United States Military medals is also provided. The booklet is the most complete United States Air Force military ribbon and medal wear guide in the world.

The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force that can be awarded to personnel in the United States' Armed Forces. From the early fighting in the Philippines through the D-Day landings in Northwest Europe to the final assaults in the Pacific, this book looks at the brave US soldiers and airmen who were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions in the face of danger. It tells the exciting combat stories of such famous figures as the film star Audie Murphy, one of the most decorated US soldier of WWII, alongside less well-known awardees.

The Medal of Honor is the United States government's highest and most prestigious military decoration that may be awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, Space Force guardians, and coastguardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. This book contains dozens of official Medal of Honor citations from members of elite units. It is rich in content of special operational forces, the Congressional Medal of Honor and heroism. The reader will be introduced to the best of the best and the bravest of the brave while reading of true heroism expressed in the most extreme circumstances.

The Medal of Honor is the highest military award that can be bestowed on personnel in the United States' Armed Forces. This book is the first of two titles looking at the recipients of the Medal of Honor during World War II. It covers Navy and Marine Corps awardees in all theaters of war, from the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the brutal fighting on Iwo Jima in 1945. Among the inspiring stories told are those of Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro, the only Coast Guardsman to ever receive the Medal of Honor, and Commander Antrim, who faced almost certain death to save fellow prisoners in a Japanese prisoner of war camp.

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