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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480
Number of Medals14
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score126315 of 4480
U.S. Air Force#35of 65
Fighter / combat pilot#98of 177
Vietnam War#141of 217
John Levitow
Sgt, U.S. Air Force
Vietnam War
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Purple Heart
- Air Medal
- Presidential Unit Citation Air Force
- Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award
- Good Conduct Medal (United States)
- National Defense Service Medal (2)
- Vietnam Service Medal (2)
- Air Force Longevity Service Award
- US Air Force Small Arms Ribbon
- Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
- Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Ribbon Rack
Biography
John Lee Levitow was a United States Air Force (USAF) loadmaster who received the Medal of Honor for exceptional heroism during wartime. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his acts of heroism while serving on board a Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship of the 3d Special Operations Squadron USAF on February 24, 1969. An airman first class at the time of his actions, he became the first enlisted serviceman in the Air Force to receive the Medal of Honor, the United States military's highest honor.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts