75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor:
Medal of Honor Recipients at former MCAS Ewa
Eight US Marine Corps Medal of Honor recepients were at former MCAS Ewa Field
to remember the Medal of Honor US Marine pilots from the Ewa Hawaii air base
who received the award for valorious air combat during the WW-II Pacific Campaign.
Some of those brave pilots never returned to enjoy the peace they had fought for.
Medal of Honor recipients in attendance for the October, 2012 ceremony were:
Robert O'Malley
Richard Pittman
Jay Vargas
Duane Dewey
Hershel "Woody" Williams
James Livingston
Barney Barum
Allen Kellogg
"Thank you for this
tribute with all of us. MCAS Ewa holds a unique position not only in the
Corps but also with the CMOH Society. It is especially fitting as we
celebrate the 100th anniversary of Marine Aviation," said Thomas
Wilkerson, President & CEO of the Congressional Medal of Honor
Foundation.
The event was organized by Ewa Historian John Bond and
sponsored through the Honolulu City Council District 1 office
Medal of Honor Ceremony at MCAS Ewa Field
Hawaii Free Press News
Medal of Honor Ceremony at MCAS Ewa Field
Hawaii Free Press News
Medal of Honor recipients in attendance for the October, 2012 ceremony
