Cheney Award

Cheney Award
Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Duncan J. McNabb presents Maj. Bradley Downs USAF with the Cheney Award in 2007

The Cheney Award is an aviation award presented by the United States Air Force in memory of 1st Lt. William Cheney, who was killed in an air collision over Italy in 1918. It was established in 1927, and is awarded to an airman for an act of valor, extreme fortitude or self-sacrifice in a humanitarian interest, performed in connection with aircraft, but not necessarily of a military nature.

Past Awardees

  • 2010 Maj. John Foy and Capt. Patrick Markey
  • 2009 Maj. John G. Mangan
  • 2008 Capt. Chad Bubanas[1]
  • 2007 Maj. Brad Downs and Maj Dan Roesch[2]
  • 2004 Maj. John Groves[3]
  • 2003 Randell Voas and Craig Prather
  • 2002 Kevin Churchill and Sean LeRoy
  • 2001 Tech. Sgt. Thomas Fields[4]
  • 2000 Tech. Sgt. Jeanne M. Vogt (First enlisted female to be awarded the Cheney Award)
  • 1996 Major Marshall B. "Brad" Webb
  • 1995 Capt Charles M. Moncrief and Capt Charles M. Harmon
  • 1994 Matthew A. Wells, SrA and Jesse W. Goerz, SrA
  • 1993 John L. Brainerd
  • 1986 Scott A. Chavez, Capt.
  • 1980 Ronald W. Summers, Capt. and Kim F.P. Skrinak, 1Lt.
  • 1979 Kenneth R. Rees, Capt. and John L. Pighini, TSgt.
  • 1977 James T. Carter, SSgt
  • 1975 Colonel (then-1LT) Regina Aune (First female to win the Cheney trophy)[5]
  • 1974 Capt Steven L. Bennett
  • 1970 Travis Wofford, Maj.
  • 1969 Isidro Arroyo Jr., Sgt
  • 1968 Thomas Newman, Sgt
  • 1967 Duane Hackney, A1C
  • 1965 Capt James A Darden,Jr and Capt Robert S Henderson
  • 1962 Maj. Rudolf Anderson, Jr.
  • 1961 William A. Luther, 1Lt. and Lawrence G. Seckley, MSgt
  • 1959 Herbert L. Mattox, Jr., Capt
  • 1956 Colonel Daniel J. Miller
  • 1955 William Sutherland
  • 1954 John Stapp
  • 1950 Sgt. Paul Prosper Ramoneda
  • 1948 Colonel Gail S. Halvorsen
  • 1946 Sgt Larry Lambert - first live subject of a US ejector seat[6]
  • 1931 Lieutenant R.D. Moor (also awarded the American Distinguished Flying Cross) who lost his life while acting as an instructor to the Michigan National Guard air unit; following a mid-air collision he ensured that his passenger parachuted to safety while sacrificing his own margin of altitude for a safe bail out. The 1931 award also went to Private J.B. Smith who risked his life to rescue a pilot from a crashed and burning aircraft. These were reported in the British magazine AEROPLANE, issue of 17 February 1932.
  • 1929 William Albert Matheny[7]

References

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  1. ^ Gunship commander receives Cheney Award
  2. ^ Air Force officers earn Cheney Award
  3. ^ Buzanowski, Senior Airman J.G. (2002-10-13). "Helicopter pilot is Cheney Award recipient". Air Force Print News. http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123012111. 
  4. ^ Tull, Master Sgt. Ro (2002-08-30). "Lifesaving loadmaster receives award". Air Force Print News. http://www.edwards.af.mil/archive/2002/2002-archive-cheney_award.html. 
  5. ^ "Colonel Regina Aune". US Air Force. http://www.af.mil/information/heritage/person.asp?dec=&pid=123006467. 
  6. ^ AFEHRI
  7. ^ "Biography Brigadier General William A. Matheny". United States Air Force. http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=6323. 



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