wrote:

Ed Rasimus wrote:

For Americans, the sequence is Medal of Honor, Service Cross (Air
Force Cross/Navy Cross/Distinguished Service Cross), Silver Star, and
then the DFC.

Is there a database or something on the web of USAF fighter pilots who
earned each of those medals? I'd be interested in learning more about
what the chest full of ribbons on my dad's uniform all meant.


Ribbons are worn in order of precedence, from top down and from
wearer's right to left in each row--so whatever is on top of your
dad's array is the highest decoration received.

For USAF types, here's a link:
http://www.af.mil/news/airman/0101/medals.html

There is a database online for MOH winners, listing lots of details
and citations for all the awards. Pretty impressive reading:
http://www.cmohs.org/

There's a list of AF Cross recipients at
http://www.legionofvalor.com/query_l...ch=Air%20Force
but I will certify that it is incomplete. Two AFC recipients that I
know personally are not listed: Karl Richter (F-105) and Richard Nagel
(C-123). There are probably others.

There's a list of AFC recipients from the Vietnam War in one of the
appendices of "Stolen Valor"--an excellent book that uncovers a lot of
the "wannabes" impersonating as something they aren't.


Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (ret)
***"When Thunder Rolled:
*** An F-105 Pilot Over N. Vietnam"
*** from Smithsonian Books
ISBN: 1588341038