Category: Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
Categories: Personal Decorations, US Military Decorations
The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the United States Armed Forces who distinguishes himself or herself in support of operations by "heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight, subsequent to November 11, 1918.
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- Not to be confused with Category: Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
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Person Profiles (892)
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Julian (Nagel) Nagle
13 Dec 1909 Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States - 20 Sep 1988
Steven Ray Nagel
27 Oct 1946 Canton, Fulton, Illinois, United States - 21 Aug 2014
Roland Nairn
12 Oct 1921 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 21 Apr 2004
Stanley Nalipa
28 Jan 1923 Mahoning, Ohio, United States - 07 Jul 1944
Samuel Neeley
21 Jun 1921 Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Loy Neeper
12 Apr 1918 Dallas, Arkansas, United States - 01 Feb 2008
Robert Neff
21 Aug 1936 Belmont County, Ohio, United States of America - 16 May 1996
Milo Nelson
03 Feb 1918 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Joseph Nesmith
13 Apr 1917 Loretto, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States - 03 Sep 1998
William Newbold
16 Jun 1920 Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States - 20 Jun 2014
Henry Newcomer
03 Jun 1916 Abington, Abington Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States - 20 Nov 2016
Robert Newmes
09 Jun 1922 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 05 Jan 1975
Walter Newport
07 Apr 1910 - 01 Aug 1943
Louis Nicholson
19 Apr 1917 Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Minor Nickens
05 May 1922 Garland, Dallas, Texas, United States - 30 Jul 2014
Paul Noel
31 Dec 1917 Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 27 Oct 1944
Lawrence Norman
16 Oct 1916 Seattle, King, Washington, United States - 22 Dec 1943
Frank Norris
05 Dec 1919 Quinlan, Hunt, Texas, United States - 01 Aug 1943
John Nosal
18 Nov 1914 Tarnov, Platte, Nebraska, United States - 16 Jul 1971
John Nosal
30 Mar 1918 Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey, United States - 26 Sep 2009
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Warren Oakley
11 Jun 1920 Seattle, King, Washington, United States - 22 Dec 1943
William O'Barr
29 Apr 1923 Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States - 13 Apr 2006
Phillip O'Connell
17 Nov 1919 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 28 Oct 1942
Russ Ohlsson
1920s - 2010s
Robin Olds
14 Jul 1922 Honolulu, Hawaii - 14 Jun 2007
Victor Olliffe
22 Jun 1916 Napa, Napa, California, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Jonathan O'Neill
28 Mar 1921 Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States - 30 Sep 1966
Daniel Orr
08 Oct 1919 Olney, Young, Texas, United States - 20 Mar 2011
Guy Otto
08 Oct 1922 Kibbee, Michigan - abt 20 Feb 2018
Robert Overmyer
14 Jul 1936 Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States - 22 Mar 1996
Dolphin Overton
02 Apr 1927 Andrews, Georgetown, South Carolina, United States - 25 Mar 2013
Walter Owens
07 May 1921 Yakima, Washington, United States - 08 Sep 2014
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Lawrence Pachoud
27 Feb 1921 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 18 Jan 1993
Paul Packer
01 Mar 1921 Shelley, Bingham, Idaho, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Stanley Packer
19 Jun 1923 Rickreall, Polk, Oregon, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Kenneth Paddock
05 Dec 1915 Hutton, Vigo, Indiana, United States - 01 Apr 2009
Frank Paliga
15 Mar 1921 Stockett, Cascade, Montana, United States - 18 Mar 2010
Frederick Palmer
29 Jul 1916 Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States - 01 Aug 1943
George Parker
22 May 1916 Palmetto, Fulton, Georgia, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Ralph Parr
01 Jul 1924 Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA - 07 Dec 2012
Earle Partridge
07 Jul 1900 Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 07 Sep 1990
Norman Partridge
12 Dec 1944 El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States - 16 Sep 1968
George Patton
24 Dec 1923 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 27 Jun 2004
Edgar Pearson
06 Jan 1919 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 01 Aug 1943
William Pearson
18 Apr 1951 Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States - 06 Apr 1973
Harl Pease
10 Apr 1917 Plymouth, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States - 08 Oct 1942
Gary Perkins
05 Mar 1942 Ohio, United States - 12 Mar 1968
James Perry
03 Sep 1918 Milan, Telfair, Georgia, United States - 18 Jun 2016
Forrest Petersen
16 May 1922 Holdrege, Phelps, Nebraska, United States - 08 Dec 1990
Frank Petersen
02 Mar 1932 Topeka, Shawnee Co, Kansas, USA - 25 Aug 2015
Chesley Peterson
10 Aug 1920 Salmon, Lemhi, Idaho, United States - 28 Jan 1990
Dale Peterson
18 Nov 1919 Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States - 08 May 1942
Richard Peterson
26 Feb 1923 Hancock, Stevens, Minnesota, United States - 04 Jun 2000
William Peterson
01 Sep 1923 Hancock, Houghton, Michigan, United States - 12 Apr 2008
Lewis Petrie
17 Dec 1916 Sardinia, Jackson Township, Decatur, Indiana, United States - 01 Jun 1991
Alfred Pezzella
23 Dec 1915 Massachusetts, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Elvin Phillips
20 Aug 1919 Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Marvin Phillips
30 Jun 1946 Gruetli, Grundy, Tennessee, United States of America - 26 Sep 1966
Philip Phillips
1920 Hennepin, Minnesota, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Russell (Philpot) Philpit
29 Jun 1915 Snover, Sanilac, Michigan, United States - 27 Jan 1992
Horacio Picerni
01 Dec 1922 New York City, New York, United States - 12 Jan 2011
Francis Pierce
03 Dec 1920 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 30 Jun 2009
Harold Pinder
22 Sep 1922 McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Oct 2008
Steve Pisanos
10 Nov 1919 Metaxourgeio, Athens, Greece - 06 Jun 2016
Bessie (Pittman) Cochran
11 May 1906 De Funiak Springs, Walton, Florida, United States - 09 Aug 1980
Alan Poindexter
05 Nov 1961 Pasadena, California - 01 Jul 2012
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Enoch Porter
02 Jul 1921 Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Alpheous Potter
22 Sep 1918 Pierre, Hughes, South Dakota, United States - 27 May 2002
John Powell
02 Dec 1916 Galesville, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States - 09 Jan 1986
Francis Powers
17 Aug 1929 Jenkins, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States - 01 Aug 1977
William Prather
26 May 1918 Colorado, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Robert Price
25 Mar 1917 Meeteetse, Park, Wyoming, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Harold Prince
27 Mar 1921 Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States - 14 May 1944
Donald Pucket
12 Dec 1915 Longmont, Boulder, Colorado, United States - 09 Jul 1944
Thomas Purcell
21 Apr 1917 Pampa, Gray, Texas, United States - 30 Nov 1967
Louis Purnell
05 Apr 1920 Snow Hill, Maryland, United States - 10 Aug 2001
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Gerald Rabb
27 Sep 1920 Florida, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Robert Rackstraw
16 Oct 1943 Ohio, United States - 09 Jul 2019
William Rader
21 May 1914 Wheeling, West Virginia, United States - 05 Nov 2003
Robert Ragsdale
25 May 1939 United States - 26 Jun 1964
William Ragsdale
06 Oct 1910 Griggs, Cimarron, Oklahoma, United States - 03 Mar 1942
Ward Randles
21 Jan 1916 Alma Center, Jackson, Wisconsin, United States - 22 Dec 1943
Leonard Raspotnik
16 Jan 1919 Buxton, Monroe, Iowa, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Thomas Ray
14 Mar 1912 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 26 Nov 1943
Sanford Reback
07 Jun 1916 Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Rylan Redding
01 Mar 1923 Headland, Henry, Alabama, United States - 08 Feb 1990
Jack Redmon
1920 Washington, United States - 01 May 1943
Jack Reed
11 Jan 1920 El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States - 09 Apr 1982
Ray Reeves
06 Apr 1922 Alanreed, Gray, Texas, United States - 04 Jul 2001
James Reid
05 May 1917 Laurens, South Carolina, United States - 22 Dec 1943
Elmer Reinhart
01 Sep 1916 Pesotum, Champaign, Illinois, United States - 22 Dec 2005
George Reuter
21 Jun 1918 Harrison, Indiana, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Ralph Rice
1921 East Cleveland City, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - May 1999
Ralph Richardson
06 Jul 1922 Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States - 01 Aug 1943
William Richardson
07 Dec 1928 Cocoa, Brevard, Florida, United States - 02 Apr 1966
Alpheus Riddle
09 May 1921 Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States - 01 Aug 1943
James Rigney
17 Oct 1948 Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 16 Sep 2007
James Risner
16 Jan 1925 Mammoth Spring Township, Fulton, Arkansas, United States - 22 Oct 2013
Anthony Rispoli
17 Jan 1921 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 07 Jun 1987
Jack Roach
25 Mar 1919 Blunt, Hughes, South Dakota, United States - 20 Dec 1943
Ralph Robins
02 Jun 1920 New York City, New York, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Alfred Robinson
01 Mar 1923 Tucson, Arizona, United States - 17 Mar 2015
Roscoe Robinson
11 Oct 1928 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 22 Jul 1993
Matthew Roche
18 Jun 1945 New York City, New York, United States - 03 Jan 1970
Eugene Roddenberry
19 Aug 1921 El Paso, Texas, United States - 24 Oct 1991
Raymond Rogers
04 May 1920 McDonald, Pennsylvania - 01 Aug 1943
Eugene Romig
20 Apr 1918 Byesville, Guernsey, Ohio, United States - 17 Oct 1992
Hugh Roper
17 Apr 1915 Oak City, Millard, Utah, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Leonard Roper
29 May 1917 Bullard, Smith, Texas, United States - 16 Sep 1990
Virgil Rose
22 Mar 1922 Clark, Kentucky, United States - 20 Dec 1943
Gustave Rosenau
29 Jun 1920 - 08 Dec 1947
Alvin Rosenthal
27 May 1921 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States - 15 Sep 1951
Norman Ross
30 Jan 1921 Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States - 05 Sep 1992
Ross Rowell
22 Sep 1884 Ruthven, Palo Alto County, Iowa, United States of America - 06 Sep 1947
Daniel Rowland
05 Aug 1919 Alliance, Stark, Ohio, United States - 16 Sep 1993
Edward Rubin
29 Oct 1923 Caledonia, Columbia, Wisconsin, United States - 20 Dec 1943
Howard Rumrey
13 Aug 1919 Dickey, North Dakota, United States - 10 Dec 2013
Edwin Rumsey
24 Sep 1919 Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States - 07 Jul 1966
Robert Aitken Rushworth
09 Oct 1924 Madison, Somerset, Maine, United States - 18 Mar 1993
John Ryan
16 Jun 1917 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States - 01 Aug 1943
William Ryan
24 Apr 1944 Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey, United States - 11 May 1969
Charles Ryder
24 Nov 1920 Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States - 28 Mar 2010
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Richard Salsbury
04 Jan 1924 Canaan, Somerset, Maine, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Lawson Sanderson
22 Jul 1895 Shelton, Washington, United States - 11 Jun 1973
Channing Satterfield
abt 1923 - 01 Aug 1943
Carl Satterlund
10 Jan 1921 Kittson, Minnesota, United States - 15 Nov 1992
Harry Savage
04 Oct 1920 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Thomas Schappert
1919 Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Aug 1943
William Schettler
29 Sep 1909 West View, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Aug 1943
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Christian Schilt
19 Mar 1895 Richland County, Illinois, United States - 08 Jan 1987
Walter Marty Schirra
12 Mar 1923 Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, United States - 03 May 2007
Albert Schlegel
1919 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 28 Aug 1944
George Schmidt
06 Nov 1917 Orchard, Morgan, Colorado, United States - 01 Jun 1948
Tony Schneider
11 Nov 1917 Hillsboro, Jefferson, Missouri, United States - 16 Oct 2010
Walter Schoer
10 Aug 1909 Silver Township, Cherokee, Iowa, United States - 01 Aug 1943
William Schrampf
15 Mar 1919 Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, United States - 08 May 1985
Francis Scobee
19 May 1939 Cle Elum, Kittitas County, Washington, United States of America - 28 Jan 1986
Henry Scott
19 Mar 1920 Adairsville, Bartow, Georgia, United States - 20 Aug 2004
Kenneth Scott
08 Feb 1947 Bear Creek, Chatham, North Carolina, United States of America - 22 Feb 1968
William Scott
13 Jun 1922 Clifton, Passaic, New Jersey, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Dale Scriven
08 May 1916 Perth, Kansas, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Thomas Scrivner
21 Sep 1920 Tulare, California - 01 Aug 1943
Richard Searfoss
05 Jun 1956 Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan, United States - 29 Sep 2018
William Seawell
27 Jan 1918 Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States - 20 May 2005
John Senechek
18 May 1919 New Hampshire, United States - 16 Sep 1971
Stephen Sevick
21 Dec 1910 Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Gerald Seybold
03 Jun 1934 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 28 Apr 1971
Eunice Shannon
21 Oct 1918 Arkansas, United States - 20 Jun 1999
Edgar Shaw
02 Sep 1915 Water Valley, Mississippi, United States - 12 Aug 1980
Alan Shepard
18 Nov 1923 Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States - 21 Jul 1998
Jack Shuck
06 Apr 1909 Utah, United States - 16 Aug 1972
John Shufritz
17 Oct 1920 Rossford, Wood, Ohio, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Clinton Shuler
01 Jun 1919 Afton Township, Howard, Iowa, United States - 15 Nov 1980
Sator (Sierra) Sanchez
22 Mar 1921 Joliet, Will, Illinois, United States - 15 Mar 1945
Robert Slade
24 Sep 1912 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 22 Jul 1966
William Slade
16 Sep 1927 Lake City, Columbia, Florida, United States - 12 May 1952
Donald Slayton
01 Mar 1924 Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States - 13 Jun 1993
Oda Smathers
11 Apr 1909 Buncombe County, North Carolina - 14 Jan 1982
John Smith
26 Dec 1914 Lexington, Oklahoma, United States - 09 Jun 1972
Michael Smith
30 Apr 1945 Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina, United States of America - 28 Jan 1986
Murray Smith
23 May 1933 Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States - 21 Dec 1967
Preston Snyder
31 Jan 1942 Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States of America - 18 May 1966
Solie (Soloman) Kendall
15 Feb 1920 Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States - 02 Mar 2018
Charles Southwick
06 Oct 1931 Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, USA - 09 Dec 2017
Robert Sowers
15 Jul 1926 Churchland, Davidson, North Carolina, United States - 01 Dec 2018
Gerald Sparks
15 Apr 1915 Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States - 22 Apr 1962
Milford Spears
18 Dec 1919 Hurley, Stone, Missouri, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Joseph Spivey
12 Jun 1920 Windsor, Bertie, North Carolina, United States - 01 Aug 1943
John Staehle
17 Apr 1918 Northbrook, Cook, Illinois, United States - 06 Sep 2001
Morton Stafford
29 Mar 1919 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Thomas Stafford
17 Sep 1930 Weatherford, Custer, Oklahoma, United States - 18 Mar 2024
Albert Stahl
22 Dec 1920 Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Nicholas Stampolis
1921 Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States - 01 Aug 1943
James Steeg
01 Nov 1918 Queens, New York City, New York, United States - 19 Mar 1978
William Stein
22 Jan 1918 Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 01 Oct 1943
Lyle Steinberg
06 Jan 1918 Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York, USA - 31 Jul 1994
Harry Stenborn
17 Sep 1915 Boulder, Colorado, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Lewis Stern
12 Mar 1920 Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States - 09 Feb 1993
Gordon Stevens
27 Aug 1919 Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, United States - 18 Sep 1944
James Stewart
20 May 1908 Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States - 02 Jul 1997
James Stewart
02 Apr 1921 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 03 Sep 1990
Lowell (Stewart) Steward
25 Feb 1919 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States - 17 Dec 2014
Walter Stewart
18 Nov 1917 Benjamin, Utah, Utah, United States - 09 Jan 2016
Robert Stine
16 Aug 1920 Craig, Oklahoma, United States - 18 Jul 2019
James Stockdale
23 Dec 1923 Abingdon, Knox, Illinois, United States - 05 Jul 2005
Bernard Strnad
23 Apr 1917 Antigo, Langlade, Wisconsin, United States - 28 Apr 1988
Stockton Strong
19 Aug 1916 Washington, District of Columbia, USA - 18 Dec 1977
William Strong
12 Mar 1915 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States - 10 Jul 1995
Francis Sullivan
03 Jan 1920 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 22 Dec 1943
Gerard Sullivan
1921 Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 13 Nov 1943
William Sykes
18 Apr 1919 Audenried, Banks Township, Carbon, Pennsylvania, United States - 25 Jul 1993
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