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U.S. Air Force
Awards of the Silver Star
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Listed below are the 143 awards of the Silver Star to members of the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. A total of 98 of these awards were to Air Force Pararescue Jumpers (PJs). Additional recipients will be added from time to time as we identify additional USAF awards.
Alphabetical Index
| KIA | Name | Rank | MOD | Awd | Date of Action | Other Awards | Citation |
| Arvidson, Leif E. | Airman First Class | PJ | December 11, 1968 | Citation | |||
| Avery, Allen J. | Staff Sergeant | PJ | 1st | October 5, 1968 | 2@ SS (Vietnam) | Citation | |
| KIA | Avery, Allen J. | T/Sergeant | PJ | 2d | April 6, 1972 | Citation | |
| MIA | Badley, James Linsday | First Lieutenant | November 20, 1967 | Synopsis | |||
| Baither, Richard A. | Captain | November 3, 1967 | Synopsis | ||||
| Baker, Steven M. | Captain | March 15, 1968 | Synopsis | ||||
| Berrio, David R. | Airman First Class | PJ | November 24, 1967 | Citation | |||
| Berry, Robert L., Jr. | Staff Sergeant | PJ | April 22, 1966 | Citation | |||
| KIA | Blassie, Michael J. | First Lieutenant | Synopsis | ||||
| KIA/POW | Bosiljevac, Michael J. | Major | Synopsis | ||||
| MIA | Brim, John Larue | Staff Sergeant | Synopsis | ||||
| Brinson, William D. | Sergeant | PJ | April 13, 1972 | Citation | |||
| POW | Brudno, Edward Alan | Captain | Synopsis | ||||
| Burgess, Robert A. | Captain | November 3, 1967 | Synopsis | ||||
| Caldwell, Stephen L. | Sergeant | PJ | December 20, 1972 | Citation | |||
| Camp, William A. | Major | June 17, 1968 | Synopsis | ||||
| Carlson, John R. | T/Sergeant | PJ | December 27, 1972 | Citation | |||
| KIA | Clanton, Larry Jack | Captain | February 3, 1968 | Citation | |||
| Coleman, William D. | Lieutenant Colonel | April 28, 1968 | Synopsis | ||||
| Conner, Lonnie G. | Sergeant | PJ | December 11, 1968 | Citation | |||
| MIA | Cooke, Calvin Coolidge, Jr. | Staff Sergeant | Synopsis | ||||
| POW | Cormier, Arthur | Staff Sergeant | PJ | 1st | November 6, 1965 | 2@ SS (Vietnam) | Citation |
| POW | Cormier, Arthur | First Lieutenant | PJ | 2d | October 1 - 7, 1967 | Citation | |
| Craig, David E. | Major | December 25, 1967 | Synopsis | ||||
| Curtis, Michael A. | Airman First Class | PJ | 1st | February 26, 1971 | 2@ SS (Vietnam) | Citation | |
| Curtis, Michael A. | Airman First Class | PJ | 2d | March 13, 1971 | Citation | ||
| Dagneau, John J., III | Airman Second Class | PJ | May 10, 1966 | Citation | |||
| Davis, Richard G. | Lieutenant Colonel | 1st | 2@ SS (Vietnam) | ||||
| Davis, Richard G. | Lieutenant Colonel | 2d | May 18, 1968 | Synopsis | |||
| KIA | Davison, David M. | Airman First Class | PJ | December 5, 1969 | Citation | ||
| MIA | Dean, Michael Frank | Staff Sergeant | PJ | June 30, 1970 | Citation | ||
| KIA | Delphin, Barry Ronal | Captain | Synopsis | ||||
| Drouin, Donald V. | Captain | March 15, 1968 | Synopsis | ||||
| Durant, Richard B. | Major | May 26, 1968 | Synopsis | ||||
| MIA | Dyczkowski, Robert Raymond | Lieutenant Colonel | Synopsis | ||||
| Eldridge, John J. | Staff Sergeant | PJ | 1st | November 21, 1970 | SS
(Vietnam), SS (S.S. Mayaguez) |
Citation | |
| MIA | Evert, Lawrence Gerald | Lieutenant Colonel | Synopsis | ||||
| Farrior, Aaron D. | Staff Sergeant | PJ | October 5, 1966 | Citation | |||
| Fatka, Paul E. | Airman First Class | PJ | January 31, 1969 | Citation | |||
| Fisk, Wayne L. | Staff Sergeant | PJ | 1st | November 21, 1970 | SS
(Vietnam), SS (SS Mayaguez Incident) |
Citation | |
| Galde, Daniel E. | Staff Sergeant | PJ | November 21, 1970 | Citation | |||
| Glass, Davis M. | Major | June 21, 1968 | Synopsis | ||||
| Gonzales, George P. | Sergeant | PJ | December 10, 1972 | Citation | |||
| Goodlett, Donald H., Jr. | Staff Sergeant | PJ | June 2, 1972 | Citation | |||
| Hackney, Duane D. | Airman First Class | PJ | July 15, 1967 | AFC (Vietnam), SS (Vietnam) | Citation | ||
| Hanson, Charles K. | Airman Second Class | PJ | February 12, 1967 | Citation | |||
| Harris, Robert L. | Airman First Class | PJ | May 17, 1969 | Citation | |||
| Harrison, Everett V. | Major | December 25, 1967 | Synopsis | ||||
| Hawkins, Ted R. | Master Sergeant | PJ | August 23, 1967 | Citation | |||
| Hebert, Barry D. | Airman First Class | PJ | October 26, 1968 | Citation | |||
| MIA | Helmich, Gerald Robert | Major | November 12, 1969 | Citation | |||
| Hoberg, Jon K. | Staff Sergeant | PJ | November 21, 1970 | Citation | |||
| Hunt, George E. | Airman First Class | PJ | April 22, 1966 | Citation | |||
| Ingulli, Charles R. | Airman First Class | PJ | March 20, 1968 | Citation | |||
| MIA | Jefferson, James Milton | Lieutenant Colonel | Synopsis | ||||
| Jenkins, Paul L. | Master Sergeant | PJ | June 30, 1970 | Citation | |||
| Jones, Robert W. | PJ | December 27, 1972 | |||||
| Kelsay, Leroy W., Jr. | Airman First Class | PJ | February 19, 1966 | Citation | |||
| KIA | King, Ronald Runyon | Lieutenant Colonel | Synopsis | ||||
| Klenovich, Roger A. | Sergeant | PJ | March 30, 1968 | Citation | |||
| Kraft, Dennis J. | Airman First Class | PJ | May 18, 1966 | Citation | |||
| Krause, Harry M. | Airman First Class | PJ | June 1, 1968 | Citation | |||
| Lambrides, Paul D. | Major | January 23, 1968 | Synopsis | ||||
| Lester, William E. | T/Sergeant | PJ | 1st | November 12, 1969 | 3@ SS (Vietnam) | Citation | |
| Lester, William E. | T/Sergeant | PJ | 2d | March 21, 1970 | Citation | ||
| Lester, William E. | T/Sergeant | PJ | 3d | November 21, 1970 | Citation | ||
| KIA | Locker, James D. | Sergeant | PJ | 2d | May 4, 1968 | 3@ SS (Vietnam) | Citation |
| Locker, James D. | Sergeant | PJ | 3d | June 9, 1968 | Citation | ||
| KIA | Locker, James Douglas | Sergeant | PJ | 1st | March 14, 1968 | Citation | |
| MIA | Martin, John Murray | Lieutenant Colonel | Synopsis | ||||
| McComb, Randy S. | Airman Second Class | PJ | 1st | July 18, 1967 | 2@ SS (Vietnam) | Citation | |
| McComb, Randy S. | Staff Sergeant | PJ | 2d | November 21, 1970 | Citation | ||
| McDougall, Angus C. | Sergeant | PJ | February 20, 1968 | Citation | |||
| McFarr, Anthony J. | Sergeant | PJ | October 6, 1969 | Citation | |||
| McGrath, Charles D. | Sergeant | PJ | April 26 - 27, 1972 | Citation | |||
| McQuoid, Charles B. | PJ | 1st | June 2, 1972 | 2@ SS (Vietnam) | Citation | ||
| McQuoid, Charles B. | Sergeant | PJ | 2d | August 26, 1972 | Citation | ||
| Mehr, Richard L. | Major | July 10, 1967 | Citation | ||||
| Moore, John A. | Airman Second Class | PJ | March 2, 1965 | Citation | |||
| Morgan, Arvel R. | Major | December 9, 1967 | Synopsis | ||||
| Morrow, Charles D. | Staff Sergeant | PJ | 1st | February 10 - 11, 1972 | 3@ SS (Vietnam) | Citation | |
| Morrow, Charles D. | Staff Sergeant | PJ | 2d | April 26 - 27, 1972 | Citation | ||
| Morrow, Charles D. | Staff Sergeant | PJ | 3d | June 27, 1972 | Citation | ||
| Musnicki, Kenneth J. | Staff Sergeant | PJ | 1st | June 27, 1972 | 2@ SS (Vietnam) | Citation | |
| Musnicki, Kenneth J. | Staff Sergeant | PJ | 2d | November 18, 1972 | Citation | ||
| Musterman, John M. | Lieutenant Colonel | April 14, 1968 | Synopsis | ||||
| Nardi, Eugene L. | T/Sergeant | PJ | February 26, 1971 | Citation | |||
| Nusbaum, John D. | Sergeant | PJ | October 5, 1968 | Citation | |||
| O'Connell, William T. | Major | February 29, 1968 | Synopsis | ||||
| Osborne, Gary T. | Sergeant | PJ | April 15, 1970 | Citation | |||
| Palmer, Dennis C. | Airman First Class | PJ | May 11, 1969 | Citation | |||
| KIA | Pearson, William R. | Sergeant | PJ | April 6, 1972 | Citation | ||
| Pereira, Miguel A. | December 27, 1972 | ||||||
| Perry, Paul C. | Sergeant | PJ | March 2, 1972 | Citation | |||
| Pighini, John | Airman Second Class | PJ | July 2 & 3, 1967 | Citation | |||
| KIA | Pleiman, James Edward | Airman Second Class | PJ | 1st | November 1, 1965 | 2@ SS (Vietnam) | Citation |
| KIA | Pleiman, James Edward | Airman First Class | PJ | 2d | March 14, 1966 | Citation | |
| MIA | Pugh, Dennis Gerard | Major | Synopsis | ||||
| Resos, Philemon S. | T/Sergeant | PJ | May 8, 1967 | Citation | |||
| Rhody, David D. | T/Sergeant | PJ | February 28, 1969 | Citation | |||
| Rhody, Steven C. | Airman First Class | PJ | March 13, 1971 | Citation | |||
| Riddick, Johnny L. | Sergeant | PJ | March 21, 1970 | Citation | |||
| Roepstorff, Martin E. | Sergeant | PJ | March 6, 1968 | Citation | |||
| MIA | Rogers, Charles Edward | Major | Synopsis | ||||
| Rouhier, Charles J. | Sergeant | December 27, 1972 | Citation | ||||
| Salome, Charles F. | T/Sergeant | PJ | December 20, 1972 | Citation | |||
| Schipper, George E. | Staff Sergeant | PJ | November 8, 1965 | Citation | |||
| Scott, James D. | Master Sergeant | PJ | July 26, 1970 | Citation | |||
| MIA | Scungio, Vincent Anthony | Major | Synopsis | ||||
| Shapiro, Richard D. | December 27, 1972 | ||||||
| Sliger, David W. | Airman Second Class | PJ | February 16, 1967 | Citation | |||
| Smith, Charley D. | T/Sergeant | PJ | July 28, 1967 | Citation | |||
| Smith, Jules C. | Staff Sergeant | PJ | April 28, 1970 | Citation | |||
| MIA | Smith, William Ward | Captain | Synopsis | ||||
| Sorensen, Leland H. | Airman First Class | PJ | January 18, 1969 | Citation | |||
| Souza, James | Staff Sergeant | PJ | November 16, 1966 | Citation | |||
| Stamey, Jones L. | Airman First Class | PJ | December 11, 1968 | Citation | |||
| Stanaland, Joseph S. | Staff Sergeant | PJ | 1st | December 12, 1970 | SS
(Vietnam), SS (S.S. Mayaguez Incident) |
Citation | |
| Stanek, Allen R. | Airman Second Class | PJ | October 28, 1966 | Citation | |||
| Starke, Richard A. | Major | January 13, 1968 | Citation | ||||
| Stemple, John H. | Staff Sergeant | PJ | November 8, 1967 | Citation | |||
| Stephens, John W. | Sergeant | PJ | December 21, 1972 | Citation | |||
| Sweet, Robert M. | Lieutenant Colonel | December 15, 1967 | Synopsis | ||||
| Taylor, Roy A. | Airman First Class | PJ | November 11, 1967 | Citation | |||
| Thayer, Gordon C. | Airman Second Class | PJ | August 25, 1966 | Citation | |||
| Tobey, John F. | Staff Sergeant | PJ | May 8, 1967 | Citation | |||
| Tobiason, Kenneth Franklin | Captain | August 19, 1967 | Citation | ||||
| Vogele, Michael D. | Airman First Class | PJ | February 10 - 11, 1972 | Citation | |||
| MIA | Walsh, Richard Ambrose | Colonel | Synopsis | ||||
| Ward, Robert J. | Airman First Class | PJ | October 20, 1966 | Citation | |||
| Wellington, Lawrence | T/Sergeant | PJ | November 21, 1970 | Citation | |||
| POW | Wells, Norman Louross | Captain | August 12, 1966 | AFC (Vietnam), SS Vietnam | Citation | ||
| Wheeler, David J. | Staff Sergeant | PJ | March 9, 1966 | Citation | |||
| White, Gwynne W. | Lieutenant Colonel | January 25, 1968 | Synopsis | ||||
| White, Stephen T. | Staff Sergeant | PJ | October 20, 1968 | Citation | |||
| Williamson, Dennis C. | Sergeant | PJ | June 2, 1972 | Citation | |||
| Williamson, Robert B. | Airman Second Class | PJ | 1st | May 22, 1966 | 2@ SS (Vietnam) | Citation | |
| Williamson, Robert B. | Airman Second Class | PJ | 2d | October 5, 1966 | Citation | ||
| Willis, Edward M. | Master Sergeant | PJ | October 8, 1969 | Citation | |||
| MIA | Yeend, Richard C., Jr. | Captain | Synopsis | ||||
| Young, Jon H. | Airman First Class | PJ | 1st | March 2, 1965 | 3@ SS (Vietnam) | Citation | |
| Young, Jon H. | Airman First Class | PJ | 2d | March 2, 1972 | Citation | ||
| Young, Jon H. | Airman First Class | PJ | 3d | December 10, 1972 | Citation |
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