James C. “Jim” Warren was a member of the world famous “Tuskegee Airmen” and served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, flying 173 combat missions. Born in Gurley, Alabama, Jim enlisted in an aviation cadet program on November 19th, 1942 and entered the Army Air Force in...
Yves “Jetman” Rossy is a pilot, innovator, and aviation enthusiast who is expanding the possibility of human flight. In November 2006, Rossy became the first person in the history of aviation to fly with a jet-propelled wing. The Jetman, as he is now universally...
Gaillard R. “Evil” Peck, Jr. was an Air Force warrior and pioneer. During a military career spanning 26 years, and with experiences ranging from F-4D combat missions over Vietnam to MiG-21 training flights over the Tonopah Test Range, he accumulated 5,000 hours flying...
Thomas Norris was a Navy SEAL and a critical component of the largest rescue mission in the Vietnam conflict – “BAT 21.” Norris was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and later moved with his family to Wisconsin, and then Maryland. He attended University of...
James McClain was a Navigator on the B-24D “Liberator” during Operation TIDAL WAVE, a daring low-level attack on the Ploesti, Romania oil refineries on August 1st, 1943. McClain was born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1923, and attended high school in Waterloo, Iowa. He...
Karl H. Maier is a courageous and accomplished Army Aviator. Within a thirty-eight year military career, he flew major combat operations in UH-60s and MH-6s. Maier enlisted in the Army in 1975, attending Military Police School and Airborne School. In March 1984, after...
Alfred C. “Al” Haynes entered aviation history as the United Airlines Captain who miraculously landed his crippled DC-10 aircraft at Sioux City, IA in 1989, saving 184 lives. Al was born in Paris, Texas on August 31st, 1931 and raised in Dallas. He attended Texas...
Bernice “Bee” Falk Haydu is a veteran pilot of World War II. She earned her wings with the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), the first women to fly American military aircraft. Bee was born on December 15th, 1920 in Bradley Beach, New Jersey. She graduated high...
Joseph R. Deslauriers represents the new face of Airmen on the battlefield. Throughout his sixteen-year career, Master Sergeant Deslauriers has deployed in support of numerous operations and has disarmed more than 200 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in support of...
Barry F. Crawford was an Air Force Special Tactics Officer and is a recipient of the Air Force Cross; a medal that has only been awarded to seven Airmen since 1975. Crawford is a native of Philadelphia, PA and graduated from the US Air Force Academy in 2003. As a...
Kenneth S. Collins, Sr. is an Air Force pioneer who demonstrated great courage in accomplishing missions under exceptionally difficult circumstances. He was born on February 5th, 1929 in Leavenworth, Kansas. Collins commissioned at Vance AFB, Oklahoma in 1952. After...
John C. “Doc” Bahnsen, Jr. was an Army warrior and air cavalry tactics pioneer. His thirty-year military career included aerial combat missions while in command of the “Bandits” gunship platoon and ground combat missions that included perilous landings and dragging...
Clarence “Bud” E. Anderson is a true aviator, triple ace, and test pilot. His military career spanned more than thirty years of distinguished service. He accumulated more than 7,000 flying hours, flying in two wars. Born in Oakland, California Bud learned to fly in...
