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Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force
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Born: February 14, 1932 at Walnut Grove, MN
Entered Service: Walnut Grove, MN
Date/Place of Action: April 19, 1967 - North Vietnam
Unit: 357th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 355th Tactical Fighter Wing
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon on October 15, 1973
Currently Living In: Virginia
*LTC Thorsness later served time as a Prisoner of War
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| George Everett Bud Day Colonel, US Air Force |
Born: February 24, 1925 at Sioux City, IA
Entered Service: Sioux City, IA
Date/Place of Action: August 26, 1967 - POW, North Vietnam
Unit: Misty Super FAC's F-100 Squadron, Phu Cat Air Base
Presentation: At the White House
By President Gerald R. Ford on March 06, 1976
Currently Living In: Florida
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| Lance Peter Sijan Captain, US Air Force |
Born: April 13, 1942 at Milwaukee, WI
Entered Service: Milwaukee, WI
Date/Place of Action: Nov 09, 1967 - Ban Loboy Ford, Laos, Ban Kai, Hoa Lo, North VN
Unit: 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Da Nang AFB
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Gerald R. Ford on March 06, 1976
Date of Death: January 22, 1968 (Killed In Action While a POW)
Buried at: Arlington Park Cemetery - Milwaukee, WI
*The ONLY US Air Force Academy Graduate to receive the Medal of Honor
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| Gerald Orren Young Captain, US Air Force |
Born: May 19, 1930 at Chicago, IL
Entered Service: Colorado Springs, CO
Date/Place of Action: November 09, 1967 - Khe Sanh, Vietnam
Unit: 37th Air Rescue Service, Da Nang AFB
Presentation: At The Pentagon
By President Lyndon B. Johnson on May 14, 1968
Date of Death: June 06, 1990
Buried at: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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| Joe Madison Jackson
Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force
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Born: March 14, 1923 at Newnan, GA
Entered Service: Newnan, GA
Date/Place of Action: May 12, 1968 - Kham Duc, Vietnam
Unit: 311th Air Commando Squadron, Da Nang Air Base
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson on January 16, 1969
Currently Living In: Washington State
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| William Atkinson Jones, III Colonel, US Air Force |
Born: May 31, 1922 at Norfolk, VA
Entered Service: Charlottesville, VA
Date/Place of Action: September 01, 1968 - Dong Hoi, North Vietnam
Unit: 602d Special Ops Squadron, Nakon Phanom Royal Thai AFB, Thailand
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon on August 06, 1970
Date Of Death: November 15, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried at: Saint John's Church Cemetery - Warsaw, VA
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| James Philip Fleming Captain, US Air Force |
Born: March 12, 1943 at Sedalia, MO
Entered Service: Pullman, WA
Date/Place of Action: November 26, 1968 - Duc Co, Vietnam
Unit: 20th Special Operations Squadron
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon on May 14, 1970
Currently Living In: Washington State
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