Air Medal

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Air_Medal

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_decoration
gptkbp:award	gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkbp:awardedBy	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces gptkb:United_States_Army gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps gptkb:United_States_Navy gptkb:military allied military personnel civilians in some cases
gptkbp:awardedFor	single acts of heroism or meritorious achievement in aerial flight
gptkbp:campaignEligibility	gptkb:Gulf_War gptkb:Iraq_War gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan gptkb:World_War_II other U.S. military operations
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designer	gptkb:Walker_Hancock
gptkbp:established	1942
gptkbp:firstAwarded	1942
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Air Medal
gptkbp:lowerAward	gptkb:Aerial_Achievement_Medal
gptkbp:notableRecipient	gptkb:Buzz_Aldrin gptkb:Charles_Lindbergh gptkb:Colin_Powell gptkb:George_H._W._Bush gptkb:John_Glenn gptkb:John_McCain gptkb:Ted_Williams gptkb:Chuck_Yeager gptkb:James_Stewart gptkb:Joseph_Heller gptkb:James_Doolittle
gptkbp:purpose	meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight
gptkbp:relatedAward	gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross gptkb:Aerial_Achievement_Medal
gptkbp:ribbonColor	blue and gold
gptkbp:shape	bronze compass rose with eagle
gptkbp:status	currently awarded
gptkbp:wornBy	gold stars (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard) numerals (Army, Air Force) oak leaf clusters (Army, Air Force) silver stars (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Elliott_Roosevelt
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3