John T. Chain Jr.

John T. Chain Jr.

male, 75 years old
American military, vietnam war, Recipient of US Distinguished Flying Cross, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Business Person, U.S. Air Force
John T. Chain, Jr. (born 1934) is a retired U.S. Air Force general and chairman of the board at the defense contractor Northrop Grumman. He is also...
Michael Collins

Michael Collins

male, 79 years old
astronaut, aviator, U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Inductee, Major General, all my child, apollo 11…Recipient of US Distinguished Flying Cross
Major General Michael Collins (born October 31, 1930) is a former American astronaut and test pilot. Selected as part of the third group of...
Gus Grissom

Gus Grissom

male, deceased (1967)
astronaut, Launch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 34, Congressional Space Medal of Honor, U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Inductee, Space Program Fatality…Recipient of US Distinguished Flying Cross
Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom was a United States Air Force pilot and a NASA astronaut. A native of Mitchell, Indiana, he was the second American to...
David Hackworth

David Hackworth

male, deceased (2005)
Sailor, American military, korean war, vietnam war, Korean War veteran, Recipient of the Purple Heart medal…Recipient of US Distinguished Flying Cross
David Haskell Hackworth (November 11, 1930 - May 4, 2005) known affectionately as "Hack", was a retired United States Army colonel and prominent...
Richard Evelyn Byrd

Richard Evelyn Byrd

male, deceased (1957)
United States Naval Aviator, Episcopalian, United States Navy, United States Naval Academy graduate, United States Navy admiral, Explorer of Antarctica…Recipient of US Distinguished Flying Cross, flying boats
Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, USN (October 25, 1888 - March 11, 1957) was a pioneering American polar explorer and famous aviator. Richard...
Ira C. Eaker

Ira C. Eaker

male, deceased (1987)
aerospace industry, Mediterranean Theater of Operations, newspaper, KBE, kcb, Lieutenant General…Recipient of US Distinguished Flying Cross
Lieutenant General Ira Clarence Eaker KCB KBE (April 13, 1896 - August 6, 1987) was a general of the United States Army Air Forces during World War...
Sally Field

Sally Field

female, 63 years old
television actor, ER actor, Best Actress Academy Award winner, The Flying Nun, 2007 Emmy Award Winner, Two Weeks
Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is a two-time Academy Award winning American actress. She is also a two-time Emmy Award winner who...
Don Herbert

Don Herbert

male, deceased (2007)
Peabody Award, from the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, from Ventura County, California, child, Donald Jeffry Herbert, science education…Recipient of US Distinguished Flying Cross, distinguished flying cross
Donald Jeffry Herbert (born Donald Herbert Kemske; July 10 1917 - June 12 2007), better known as "Mr. Wizard", was the host of two popular...
James Jabara

James Jabara

male, deceased (1966)
American military personnel of World War II, korean war, Recipient of US Distinguished Service Cross, United States Air Force officer, Arab American, Lebanese American…Korean War flying ace, Recipient of US Distinguished Flying Cross
James Jabara (b. October 10, 1923 - d. November 17, 1966) was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, October 10, 1923. He was of Lebanese American descent and...
Gary Powers

Gary Powers

male, deceased (1977)
U-2 spy plane, u-2, shot-down aviator, spy, Badaber Air Base, peshawar…Recipient of US Distinguished Flying Cross
Francis "Frank" Gary Powers (August 17, 1929 - August 1, 1977) Capt. USAF; was an American pilot whose U-2 spy plane was shot down while over the...