John Levitow, along with A1C William H. Pitsenbarger, remains the lowest-ranking airman to receive the MOH. One thing that distinguishes the modern-day U.S. Air Force (USAF) from the sister services ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Levitow, shown here in 1996, was the first enlisted airman to receive the Medal of Honor, earning the award for his actions ...

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John L. Levitow joined the Air Force in 1966 because the Navy recruiting office in his hometown of Hartford, Conn., was located next door and had busy recruiters. Levitow trained for civil engineering ...

On Feb. 24, 1969, an eight man crew lifted off in AC-47 “Puff the Magic Dragon,” call sign “Spooky 71,” at Bien Hoa Air Base on a routine combat night patrol mission over the Saigon region. Little did ...

It is an indelible image of war: a soldier taking a bullet meant for another, or jumping on a grenade to protect his squad. Sgt. John Lee Levitow of Glastonbury was that kind of man. Levitow, the ...

The following is the list of graduates and award winners from Hill Air Force Base who graduated Dec. 17 from the Vosler Non-Commissioned Officer Academy: Tech. Sgt. David Baker, 775th Civil Engineer ...

John Levitow, shown here in 1996, was the first enlisted airman to receive the Medal of Honor, earning the award for his actions during the Vietnam War. (National Archives) The Vietnam War was nothing ...

John Lee Levitow saved his aircrew in the skies above Vietnam by throwing himself on a flare that was seconds from igniting. This article by David Roza originally appeared on Task & Purpose, a digital ...