Monday, May 6, 2013

75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor: Medal of Honor Recipients at former MCAS Ewa

 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 recipients in attendance for the October, 2012 ceremony