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The NC-4 Medal is a military decoration that was authorized by the United States Congress in 1929 to commemorate the 1919 trans-Atlantic crossing by the members of the NC-4 mission. Originally awarded as a non-wearable table medal, in 1935 a wearable version of the medal was subsequently authorized.
NC-4 Medal Albert Cushing Read, Sr. (March 29, 1887 – October 10, 1967) was an aviator and rear admiral in the United States Navy . He and his crew made the first transatlantic flight in the NC-4 , a Curtiss NC flying boat .
NC-4 Medal Order of the Tower and Sword (PT) Air Force Cross (UK) Elmer "Archie" Fowler Stone (January 22, 1887 – May 20, 1936) was a United States naval aviator ...
Each medal is ordered to be uniquely designed and cast in gold by the United States Mint. Thus, there are significantly fewer gold medals than presidential medals. U.S. citizenship is not a requirement. As of November 29, 2023, 184 people, events, or institutions have been awarded a Congressional Gold Medal. [4]
President Joe Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to former U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole. The former North Carolina senator spent her political ...
Crews of the NC-4, NC-3 and NC-1 immediately before the departure of the first transatlantic flight. The U.S. Navy's transatlantic flight expedition began on 8 May 1919. The NC-4 started out in the company of two other Curtiss NCs, the NC-1 and the NC-3 (with the NC-2 having been cannibalized for spare parts to repair the NC-1 before this group of planes had even left New York City).
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March 4, 2024 at 9:32 AM. ... CNN reached out to NC State, who deferred to the ACC, and the NCAA for comment. ... Dant later handed the first-place medal to Lloyd in the stands, according to The ...