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Gallantry in Action
A who’s who of the British airmen honored for their valor and courage—from the RAF’s inception to the post-WWII era—arranged alphabetically. When the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service merged on 1 April 1918, to form the Royal Air Force, the new command needed to have its own gallantry medals to distinguish itself from the Army and the Royal Navy. Thus the new Distinguished Flying Cross came into being. By the end of WWI, only three Second Bars had been promulgated for First War actions. Before WWII erupted, four more Second Bars had been awarded, and fifty were added to this total by the conflict’s end. Three more were awarded post-WWII, between 1952–1955, making...
Men Behind the Medals
Of the many characteristics that emerge in warfare, none generates more admiration than gallantry. Using medal groups chosen for their unique combinations of gallantry and campaign awards, Graham Pitchfork pays tribute to the bravery of twenty Allied airmen who flew combat operations during the Second World War. Encompassing a wide cross-section of operational roles, theatres, aircraft types and aircrew categories, the men behind the medals' experiences and actions are narrated in relation to the wider war. These crucial operations are seen through a variety of different actions, including a night-fighter crew and a navigator who took part in supply drops to Resistance movements. The air war at sea is seen through the experiences of a Beaufighter pilot and a Royal Navy observer who attacked the Italian Fleet at Taranto. As the Second World War generation fade into history, their exploits need to live on forever as an example for future generations. In describing the exploits of the lesser-known heroes of that air war, Graham Pitchfork has ensured that 'The Many' will never be forgotten.
American Decorations: A List of Awards of the Distinguished-Service Cross, the Distinguished-Service Medal, the Soldier's Medal and the Dist
Excerpt from American Decorations: A List of Awards of the Distinguished-Service Cross, the Distinguished-Service Medal, the Soldier's Medal and the Distinguished-Flying Cross Awarded Under Authority of the Congress of the United States, July 1, 1940 June 30, 1941 For heroism displayed in rescuing an enlisted man from drowning in the harbor at Manila, Philippine Islands, on May 20, 1940. When an enlisted man jumped overboard from an Army vessel tied up at a pier and was on the point of drowning, Private First Class Campbell dived from the ship into the water and went to his assistance. Swimming with a life preserver to the point where the drowning man had disappeared, Private First Class Cam...
American Decorations: A List of Awards of the Distinguished-Service Cross the Distinguished-Service Medal the the Soldier's Medal and the Di
Excerpt from American Decorations: A List of Awards of the Distinguished-Service Cross the Distinguished-Service Medal the the Soldier's Medal and the Distinguished-Flying Cross Awarded Under Authority of the Congress of the United States, July 1, 1938-June 30, 1939 For entering a burning building after other gallant soldiers were unable to endure the suffocating smoke, and at the imminent risk of his life rescued an inmate from the consuming flames, at Presidio of San Francisco, California, August 27, 1915. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
American Decorations
Excerpt from American Decorations: A List of Awards of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished-Service Cross, the Distinguished-Service Medal, the Soldier's Medal and the Distinguished-Flying Cross Awarded Under Authority of the Congress of the United States In the St. Mihiel salient, France, Sept. 22, 1918 and at Cote-de Chatillon, France, Oct. 14 - 16, 1918. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Men Behind the Medals
This book pays tribute to the quite remarkable bravery of those young men who risked, and all too often lost, their lives for their country during the war. The author, himself a distinguished Royal Air Force officer, has singled out twenty-one men to represent 'the many' to whom he dedicated the book; but he has chosen them with care to illustrate, as far as possible, the wide scope of the duties of the Royal Air Force in wartime.
