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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John Abbott
20 Aug 1927 Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States - 27 Apr 1966
Isaac Abeyta
01 Feb 1920 Tierra Amarilla, Rio Arriba, New Mexico, United States - 16 Sep 2015
Thomas Adams
16 Mar 1921 Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Kenneth Aiken
25 May 1925 Tennessee, United States - 14 Feb 2001
Robert Albine
24 Sep 1921 Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States - 20 Feb 1944
David Alexander
19 Oct 1915 Warm Springs, Bath, Virginia, United States - 01 Sep 1985
George Allen
15 Apr 1922 Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Ronald Allen
18 Nov 1917 Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States - 17 Jun 1988
Clyde Alloway
18 Oct 1937 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States - 07 Jun 1970
John Alpers
07 Sep 1939 Richmond, Virginia, United States - 06 Aug 2015
John Altman
12 Jan 1922 Camden, Jackson Township, Carroll, Indiana, United States - 09 Aug 1996
Earl Anderson
24 Jun 1919 Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States - 12 Nov 2015
Everett Anderson
27 Jun 1920 Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Gareth Anderson
28 Jul 1942 Kane, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Jun 1976
William Anderson
29 Apr 1918 Illinois, United States - 21 Jan 1944
Flynn Andrew
26 Mar 1896 Denver, Colorado, United States - 02 Jan 1945
Stephen Andrew
20 Apr 1914 Girvin, Saskatchewan, Canada - 13 Oct 1973
Karl Anteau
02 Jul 1949 Toledo, Lucas, Ohio - 29 Jul 1970
Norman Appold
03 Apr 1917 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 17 Mar 2004
Wayne Arakaki
10 May 1944 Hawaii, United States - 29 Jun 1964
Lee Archer
06 Sep 1919 Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States - 27 Jan 2010
Philip Ardery
06 Mar 1914 Fayette, Kentucky, United States - 26 Jul 2012
Henry Arnold
25 Jun 1886 Gladwyne, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States - 15 Jan 1950
Robert Ashby
17 Jul 1926 Yemassee, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA - 05 Mar 2021
Richard Atchison
19 Aug 1940 Northville, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 04 Aug 2021
Anderson Atkinson
21 Dec 1923 Fordyce, Dallas, Arkansas, United States - 30 Mar 1992
Edwin Atterberry
03 Mar 1934 Klondike, Delta, Texas, United States - 18 May 1969
Horace Austin
13 Aug 1921 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 27 Mar 1966
John Austin
08 Sep 1918 Sedgwick, Kansas, United States - 08 Apr 1945
Joseph Avendano
10 May 1917 Fresno, California, United States - 23 Jan 1944
John Ayers
20 Jul 1921 Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Aug 1943
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William Bacon
17 Apr 1919 Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States - 08 Mar 2008
Owen Baird
18 Jun 1924 - 11 Jul 1945
Addison Baker
01 Jan 1907 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 01 Aug 1943
David Baker
30 Sep 1946 Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States - 29 Jan 2009
Doyle Baker
14 Oct 1940 Cherokee, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, United States - 21 Feb 2016
Nelson Baker
10 Aug 1921 Oenaville, Bell County, Texas, United States - abt 28 Apr 2001
Roland Baker
10 Oct 1923 Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA - 12 Jun 1994
Royal Baker
27 Nov 1918 Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States - 17 Apr 1976
Samuel Bakke
1931 Madison, Lake, South Dakota, United States - 14 Sep 2020
Michael Balazovich
22 Feb 1917 Coaldale, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States - 28 Feb 1993
Clinton Ball
12 Sep 1918 Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States - 09 Aug 1981
Arthur Ballard
01 Feb 1932 Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States - 23 May 2019
James Ballard
21 Jan 1923 Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, United States - 06 Jul 2012
Donald Banker
23 Sep 1917 Minnesota, United States - 06 Nov 1944
Albert Barber
19 Oct 1915 Illinois, United States - 27 Jul 1952
Charles Barbour
05 Oct 1918 Watertown, Wilson, Tennessee, United States - 01 Aug 1943
John Barcus
05 May 1921 Saint Charles, Kane, Illinois, United States - 18 Feb 2006
Edward Barnett
16 Mar 1919 - 01 Aug 1943
Ernest Baron
26 Jun 1921 Buhl, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Arthur Barre
06 Oct 1923 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States - 07 Aug 1955
John Barrow
abt 10 Sep 1929 Pollocksville, Jones, North Carolina, United States - 15 Mar 2011
Henry Barrows
09 Sep 1946 Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany - 11 Feb 2002
Richard Bartlett
abt 24 Nov 1921 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States - 13 Nov 1943
Stockton Bartol
31 Jul 1922 Pennsylvania, United States - 08 Apr 1944
Stewart Bass
25 May 1921 Bitterroot Valley of western Montana, United States - 23 Mar 2015
Howard Baugh
20 Jan 1920 Petersburg, Virginia, United States - 23 Aug 2008
William Baugh
17 Jul 1934 Piqua, Miami, Ohio, United States - 19 Feb 2010
Harry Baughn
30 Aug 1924 Plainview, Hale, Texas, United States - 17 Aug 2002
James Beam
26 Jan 1918 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 17 May 1996
James Bean
05 Dec 1923 Coxs Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, United States - 03 Jan 2006
William Bean
01 Sep 1943 Alexander City, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States - 18 Jan 2014
B cont.
Carl Beardslee
07 Sep 1921 Wetano, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 Apr 1991
James Beardsley
15 Jan 1915 Macon, Lenawee, Michigan, United States - 23 Aug 1979
William Beardsley
11 Nov 1921 Saratoga, New York, United States - 30 Jan 1946
Charles Beecham
07 Jul 1922 Minco, Grady County, Oklahoma - 07 Mar 2012
James Bell
29 Apr 1931 Summit, Ohio, United States - 30 Sep 2014
Charles Bennett
20 Jun 1920 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - 01 Aug 1943
James Berger
06 Nov 1938 Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States - 09 Oct 2015
Alfred Bergkamp
08 Jun 1920 Garden Plain, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States - 12 Feb 1986
Louis Bernasconi
21 May 1931 Napa, Napa, California, United States - 29 May 2010
Robert Bertoli
06 Jul 1923 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 03 Jun 2001
Richard Best
24 Mar 1910 Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey, United States - 28 Oct 2001
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Cole Black
28 Nov 1932 Lake City, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States - 09 Nov 2007
Roy Black
19 Jun 1928 Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, United States - 26 Sep 2012
Sheldon Blagg
09 Sep 1913 Cottageville, Jackson, West Virginia, United States - 14 Nov 1948
Charles Bley
21 Nov 1918 Oakland, Alameda, California, United States - 02 Mar 1944
Ronald Bliss
22 Mar 1943 Buckeye, Maricopa, Arizona, United States - 08 Feb 2005
Karol Bobko
23 Dec 1937 New York City, New York, United States - 2023
Living Bodycombe
Hampton Boggs
17 Aug 1921 Garvin, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States - 31 Jan 1953
Richard Bois
16 Jan 1948 - 07 Mar 1969
Richard Bolstad
07 Jul 1929 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States - 21 Feb 2014
Robert Bolton
31 Mar 1917 Garrison, Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 14 May 2004
Richard Bong
24 Sep 1920 Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States - 06 Aug 1945
Frank Borman
14 Mar 1928 Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States - 07 Nov 2023
Michael Bosiljevac
09 Oct 1945 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States - 03 Oct 1972
Joe Boswell
14 Nov 1921 De Leon, Comanche, Texas, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Leonard Boswell
10 Jan 1934 Harrison, Missouri, United States - 17 Aug 2018
Collis Bosworth
25 Feb 1924 Kansas City, Missouri, United States - 28 Apr 2009
Clement Boulanger
20 May 1919 Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States - 17 Jun 1978
Clarence Boullt
14 Jul 1923 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States - 21 Jan 2000
Robert Bowden
24 Mar 1919 Russelville, Arkansas, United States - 01 Aug 1943
William Bower
13 Feb 1917 Ravenna, Portage, Ohio, United States - 10 Jan 2011
Ernest Brace
15 Aug 1931 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 05 Dec 2014
Michael Brady
01 Jan 1946 Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States - 28 Jan 1967
Donald Braman
01 Aug 1941 - 02 Jan 1963
William Brandon
24 Jul 1917 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 24 Feb 2007
Ted Brannon
31 Oct 1918 Gorman, Eastland, Texas, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Robert Brazier
16 Jun 1916 Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States - 04 Jun 1942
Lewis Brereton
21 Jun 1890 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Aug 1967
Charles Bridges
27 May 1917 Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States - 23 Feb 1989
William Bringle
23 Apr 1913 Covington, Tipton, Tennessee, United States - 19 Mar 1999
Thomas Briscoe
1922 Kansas, United States - 04 Dec 1943
Vernon Briscoe
24 Jan 1916 Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States - 12 Apr 2008
Bradford Brooks
27 Jan 1916 Sultana, Tulare, California, United States - 10 Dec 1944
Alvin Brown
15 Aug 1919 Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States - 08 Jan 2006
DePeyster Brown
12 Dec 1915 China - 03 Aug 1991
Jerry Brown
06 Sep 1940 Tennessee - 13 Jan 2014
Jesse Brown
13 Oct 1926 Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States - 04 Dec 1950
Merle Brown
23 Mar 1917 Blockton, West Virginia,United States - 08 Dec 2014
Stuart Brown
21 Mar 1917 Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States - 05 Jun 2017
Edward Brudno
04 Jun 1940 Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 03 Jun 1973
Joe Bryant
11 Aug 1930 Tarrant, Texas, United States - 27 Sep 2013
Johnny Bryant
16 Aug 1943 United States of America - 22 May 1969
Lawrence Buchholz
20 Aug 1922 Chandler Township, Huron, Michigan, United States of America - 15 Jan 2010
Walter Bunker
07 Feb 1915 Lewiston, Lincoln, Maine, United States - 31 Oct 1986
Joe Burch
29 Jul 1931 Elgin, Santa Cruz, Arizona, United States - 30 Sep 1981
Edward Burdett
10 Mar 1921 Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States - 18 Nov 1967
Arthur Burer
03 Sep 1932 San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States - 13 Apr 2010
Donald Burns
02 Jan 1929 Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States - 26 Apr 1996
Robert Burns
08 Dec 1916 Nettleton, Lee, Mississippi, United States - 06 Feb 2004
Gerald Burton
07 Dec 1919 Tennessee, United States - 01 Aug 1943
George Bush
12 Jun 1924 Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 30 Nov 2018
Stanley Butchart
11 Mar 1922 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 01 Oct 2007
Richard Butler
18 Mar 1921 San Diego, California, United States - 29 Dec 2009
B cont.
William Butler
29 Nov 1941 Grass Valley, Nevada, California, United States - 11 Mar 2013
Richard Byrd
25 Oct 1888 Winchester, Virginia, United States - 11 Mar 1957
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William Cameron
08 Jan 1920 Hanford, Kings, California, United States - 15 Mar 2004
Burton Campbell
27 May 1939 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 03 Sep 2002
Ivan Canfield
1925 Texas, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Clyde Carlton
23 Oct 1918 Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Kenneth Caroon
05 Sep 1919 Pine City, Pine, Minnesota, United States - 08 Nov 1958
Malcom Scott Carpenter
01 May 1925 Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States - 10 Oct 2013
John Carraway
05 May 1915 Craven, North Carolina, United States - 18 Aug 1998
John Carroll
1910 New York, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Horace Carswell
18 Jul 1916 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas United States of America - 26 Oct 1944
Levi Carter
02 Oct 1916 Lilburn, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States - 12 Dec 1968
Frederick Castle
14 Oct 1908 Manila, Philippines - 24 Dec 1944
Jack Catton
05 Feb 1920 Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States - 05 Dec 1990
Robert Cavanaugh
1929 Nebraska, USA - 1994
Eugene Cernan
14 Mar 1934 Bellwood, Cook, Illinois, United States - 16 Jan 2017
Donald Chamberlain
17 Mar 1909 Dane, Major, Oklahoma, United States - 17 Jul 1948
Ralph Cheli
29 Oct 1919 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States - 06 Mar 1944
Claire Chennault
06 Sep 1893 Commerce, Hunt, Texas, United States - 27 Jul 1958
Fred Cherry
24 Mar 1928 Nansemond County (now Suffolk), Virginia, United States - 16 Feb 2016
Julius Childers
13 Apr 1920 Swain, North Carolina, United States - 27 May 1946
Robert Christopherson
- 26 Jun 1943
Michael Cicon
29 Sep 1919 Exeter, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States - 17 Feb 1996
Leigh Claflin
18 Jul 1913 Mondovi, Buffalo, Wisconsin, United States - 17 May 1999
Howard Clark
15 Sep 1914 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States - 08 May 1942
Walter Clarke
26 Nov 1915 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 03 Apr 1992
James Clements
10 Aug 1932 Queen City, Cass, Texas, United States - 27 Mar 1997
Joseph Clements
25 Oct 1918 Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States - 18 Sep 1979
John Cleveland
11 Jun 1922 Rock Island, Illinois, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Thomas Clifford
10 Feb 1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 24 Jan 1981
Wilbert Clifford
1922 Washington - 02 Aug 1943
Earl Cobeil
29 Aug 1934 Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States - 05 Nov 1970
Robert Coffee
07 Apr 1928 Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States - 08 May 1952
Robert Cole
21 Apr 1923 Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA - 21 May 1943
William Coll
09 May 1917 McAdoo, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Michael Collins
31 Oct 1930 Rome, Rome, Lazio, Italy - 28 Apr 2021
Nelson Collins
abt 1914 Missouri - 01 Aug 1943
Richard Comey
18 Nov 1919 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 17 May 2009
Keith Compton
09 Dec 1915 Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States - 15 Jun 2004
Willard Comstock
04 Dec 1918 - 24 Jun 1945
Ray Conard
22 Jun 1919 Miller Township, Knox County, Ohio, United States - 26 Nov 1944
James Condon
08 Apr 1934 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States - 30 May 2013
John Condon
20 Dec 1911 Hancock, Houghton, Michigan, United States - 26 Dec 1996
Leon Conner
24 Nov 1920 Enterprise, Coffee, Alabama, United States - 25 Oct 1944
George Connolly
22 Jun 1941 Edison, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States - 13 Jun 2021
John Connolly
07 Mar 1913 Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada - 13 Nov 1943
Charles Peter Conrad
02 Jun 1930 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - 08 Jul 1999
Edward Coon
05 May 1923 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States - 14 Jan 2014
Leroy Gordon Cooper
06 Mar 1927 Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States - 04 Oct 2004
Harvey Copeland
13 Feb 1931 Brady, McCulloch, Texas, United States - 12 Jun 2012
Luther Corbin
09 Jan 1918 Oakman, Georgia - 06 Jan 1992
Martin Coronis
06 Dec 1942 Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 11 Jul 1967
James Corrigan
13 Jan 1914 Elburn, Kane, Illinois, United States - 04 Sep 1985
Cornelius Cousland
19 Aug 1900 New Mexico, United States - 29 Jun 1959
John Cox
18 Nov 1905 Antioch, Contra Costa, California, United States - 25 Dec 1967
Robert Cozens
21 Jan 1919 San Diego, California, United States - 02 Apr 2012
James Craig
21 Jan 1920 Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Dec 1943
Robert Craner
10 Jun 1933 Cohoes, Albany, New York, United States - 03 Oct 1980
John Crimmins
23 Sep 1915 Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, United States - 01 Aug 1943
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