1966 Awards & Decorations Report
Prepared
by: CPT Robert J. Baker
Taken
from the 1966 117th
History dated 1 Jan 66- 31 Dec 66
Award Number
recommended Number Awarded
Silver
Star 3 1
Legion
of Merit 1 1
Distinguished
Flying Cross 36 28
Bronze
Star for Valor 3 2
Bronze
Star 31 14
Air
Medal for Valor 50 39
Air
Medal 1588 1147
Army
Commendation for Valor 16 7
Army
Commendation Medal 25 41
Vietnamese
Cross of Gallantry 20 1
117th
1968 Awards and Decorations Report Prepared by: 1LT David A.
Coon
Taken
from the 1968 117th
History dated 1 Jan 68- 31 Dec 68
Silver
Star 5
Distinguish
Flying Cross 31
Bronze
Star 19
Air
medal with V Device 47
117th
Awards, decorations & Stats from 214th
CAB Year Book
Since
15 January 1968 records indicate the following statistics through 30
June 1968
Total
Combat Support Hours Flown-------------------------------------11,221
Total
VC Killed by actual body
count----------------------------------------76
Total
VC Killed
(possible)----------------------------------------------------203
KIA
due to
combat----------------------------------------------------------------4
Non-combat
fatalities-------------------------------------------------------------3
WIA
due to combat
(losses)-------------------------------------------------UNK
Non-combat
losses (injuries)------------------------------------------------UNK
WIA
returned to
duty------------------------------------------------------------20
Court-Martials,
Summary---------------------------------------------------------0
Special------------------------------------------------------------2
General-----------------------------------------------------------0
Article
15's-------------------------------------------------------------------------32
Malaria
Cases-----------------------------------------------------------------------1
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117th
Awards, decorations & Stats from 214th
CAB Year Book
Since
15 January 1968 records indicate the following statistics through 30
June 1968
AWARDS
and DECORATIONS
Soldiers
Medal--------------------------------------------------------------------8
Distinguished
Flying Cross----------------------------------------------------16
Bronze
Star------------------------------------------------------------------------8
Air
Medal with”V”
Device-----------------------------------------------------33
Air
Medal------------------------------------------------------------------------737
Army
Commendation Medal with “V”
Device--------------------------------2
Army
Commendation
Medal----------------------------------------------------62
Purple
Heart------------------------------------------------------------------------22
