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Description
Title
William
H
.
Pitsenbarger
Good
Conduct
Medal
Subject
Military Ohio
Vietnam War
Soldiers
Medals
Military decorations
Place
Piqua (Ohio)
Miami County (Ohio)
Description
This
Good
Conduct
Medal
was
presented
to
Airman
William
H
.
Pitsenbarger
of
Piqua
,
Ohio
during
the
Vietnam
War
. The
medal
is
an
honor
awarded
for "
Honor
,
Efficiency
, and
Fidelity
"
while
serving
the
United
States
Air
Force
.
It
measures
1
" by
2
"
(2.5
by
5
cm)
.
It
is
one
of
eight
medals
awarded
to
Pitsenbarger
by the
United
States
and
Republic
of
Vietnam
for his
heroic
actions
while
serving
as an
Air
Force
para-rescue
jumper
.
Pitsenbarger
(1944-1966)
was
only
the
third
enlisted
man
to
receive
the
Air
Force
Cross
. He was
posthumously
awarded
the
Medal
of
Honor
, the
nation's
highest
award
for
bravery
and
sacrifice
, for his
actions
on
April
11
,
1966
. He was
killed
in
action
while
rescuing
elements
of the
U
.
S
.
Army's
1st
Division
pinned
down
under
fire
in an
ambush
. His
direct
action
led
to the
evacuation
of
six
wounded
men
before
the
supporting
helicopter
was
forced
away
by
ground
fire
.
Pitsenbarger
continued
to
administer
first
aid
to the
wounded
and
defend
the
position
against
the
encroaching
forces
until
he was
shot
and
killed
by
sniper
fire
.
Date of Original
1965
-
1966
Source
Historical object(s) or artifact(s)
184-139
Submitting Institution
National Museum of the United States Air Force
Rights
For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html;
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to
http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
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StillImage
File Name
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Image Height
583
Image Width
317
File Size
56.552 KB
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