Allan H.

B-11's are not very common, but they are not widely sought by collectors. They don't have the allure of an A-2, B-10 or B-15 for example. Usually, these are sold to "type collectors" but they don't bring big money.

Allan

34 Air Medals, surely this is a typing error? How on earth could you win that many awards? What type of things is it awarded for?

While the idea of 34 Air Medals does indeed sound like a bunch, there were men who earned more. One example would be Hugh Mills, Air Cav pilot and author of "Low Level Hell" whose military decorations are every bit as impressive as Col. Hackworth's. IIRC, Mills' Air Medal ribbon had the numerals "63" on it when I saw his rack last.

Allan

Wow - that's an amazing record of service and valor assembled there. I thought only the Navy/Marines used numbers on the Air Medal?

Scott

Actually, the first service to authorize the use of numerals on the Air Medal was the US Army during the Vietnam war. Troopers of the "Air Cav" were amassing HUGE numbers of Air Medals, especially when returning to Vietnam for subsequent tours of duty. Hugh Mills, author of "Low Level Hell" and a Cav trooper in C/ 16 Cav wore numerals for a whopping 63 subsequent awards to his Air Medal ribbon.

Allan