| U.S. Army awards and decorations earned by WO1 Lewis A. Walton | ||
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The Distinguished Flying Cross is awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Armed Forces of the United States, distinguishes himself by heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight. The performance of the act of heroism must be evidenced by voluntary action above and beyond the call of duty. The extraordinary achievement must have resulted in an accomplishment so exceptional and outstanding as to clearly set the individual apart from his comrades or from other persons in similar circumstances. Awards will be made only to recognize single acts of heroism or extraordinary achievement and will not be made in recognition of sustained operational activities against an armed enemy. | |
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The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration which may be awarded for bravery, acts of merit, or meritorious service. When awarded for bravery, it is the fourth-highest combat award of the U.S. Armed Forces and the 9th highest military award (including both combat and non-combat awards) in the order of precedence of U.S. military decorations. | |
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The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving on or after 5 April 1917 with the U.S. military. The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is located in New Windsor, New York. The original idea for the Purple Heart (the Badge of Military Merit) is the oldest symbol and award that is still given to members of the U.S. military, surpassed in history only by the long obsolete Fidelity Medallion. | |
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The Air Medal is awarded to any person who, while
serving in any capacity in or with the armed forces of the United States, shall
have distinguished himself by meritorious achievement while participating in
aerial flight. Awards may be made to recognize single acts of merit or heroism
or for meritorious service. Award of the Air Medal is primarily intended to
recognize those personnel who are on current crew member or non-crew member
flying status which requires them to participate in aerial flight on a regular
and frequent basis in the performance of their primary duties. However, it may
also be awarded to certain other individuals whose combat duties require regular
and frequent flying in other than a passenger status or individuals who perform
a particularly noteworthy act while performing the function of a crew member but
who are not on flying status. These individuals must make a discernible
contribution to the operational land combat mission or to the mission of the
aircraft in flight. Examples of personnel whose combat duties require them to
fly include those in the attack elements of units involved in air-land assaults
against an armed enemy and those directly involved in airborne command and
control of combat operations. Involvement in such activities, normally at the
brigade/group level and below, serves only to establish eligibility for award of
the Air Medal; the degree of heroism, meritorious achievement or exemplary
service determines who should receive the award. Awards will not be made to
individuals who use air transportation solely for the purpose of moving from
point to point in a combat zone.
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The Vietnam Service Medal is a military
award which was created in 1965 by order of President Lyndon B. Johnson.
The medal is issued to recognize military service during the Vietnam War
and is authorized to service members in every branch of the U.S. Armed
Forces provided they meet qualification criteria which is DoD 1348 a
department of Defense regulation. The Vietnam Service Medal is presented to any service member who served on temporary duty for more than thirty consecutive days, or 60 non-consecutive days, attached to or regularly serving for one, or more, days with an organization participating in or directly supporting ground (military) operations or attached to or regularly serving for one, or more, days aboard a naval vessel directly supporting military operations in the Republic of Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos within the defined combat zone (DoD 1348 C6.6.1.1.5. revised September 1996) between the dates of 1961-11-15 and 1973-03-28, and from 29 April, 1975 to 30 April, 1975.
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The National Defense Service Medal is a military decoration of the United States military originally commissioned by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Created in 1953, the National Defense Service Medal was intended to be a “blanket campaign medal” awarded to any member of the United States military who served honorably during a designated time period of which a “national emergency” had been declared. In the years since the creation of the National Defense Service Medal, it is authorized only for the following time periods. · June 27, 1950 to July 27, 1954 for service during the Korean War · January 1, 1961 to August 14, 1974 for service during the Vietnam War · August 2, 1990 to November 30, 1995 for service during the Gulf War · September 11, 2001 to a date to be announced for service during the War on Terrorism The National Defense Service Medal is awarded to anyone who serves on active duty in the United States military during the above time periods. For service in the Gulf War and War on Terrorism, it is also authorized for members of the Reserves or National Guard ordered to active duty or who are performing "reserve service in good standing" which normally translates as regular attendance at monthly drills and performance in yearly training. The National Defense Service Medal is further authorized to students at the service academies after they are sworn into service, but is not granted to discharged or retired veterans who did not serve in one of the above time periods. The decoration is not authorized for members of the inactive reserve component.
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