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William Hart Pitsenbarger (July 8, 1944 – April 11, 1966) was a United States Air Force Pararescueman who flew on almost 300 rescue missions during the Vietnam War to aid downed soldiers and pilots.
The Last Full Measure is a 2019 American war drama film written and directed by Todd Robinson.It follows the efforts of fictional Pentagon staffer Scott Huffman and many veterans to see the Medal of Honor awarded to William H. Pitsenbarger, a United States Air Force Pararescueman who flew in helicopter rescue missions during the Vietnam War to aid downed soldiers and pilots.
The Last Full Measure (2019) – war drama film that tells the true story of Vietnam War hero William H. Pitsenbarger, a U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen (also known as a PJ) who personally saved over sixty men and flew on almost 300 rescue missions during the war to aide downed soldiers and pilots [117] [118]
Pararescueman A1C William H. Pitsenbarger was lowered by winch and spent an hour and a half treating the wounded and evacuating nine wounded soldiers on five HH-43 flights. On the sixth approach, Pitsenbarger's HH-43 was hit, forcing it to cut the hoist line and pull out for an emergency landing at the nearest strip.
William H. Pitsenbarger † Air Force: Airman First Class: near Cẩm Mỹ: April 11, 1966: For refusing evacuation while tending wounded and defending the unit's position. Originally awarded the Air Force Cross, was upgraded to Medal of Honor by Congress in 2000, after review of his actions. Richard A. Pittman: Marine Corps
The film was released in January 2020 and tells the true-life story of Pararescueman William Hart Pitsenbarger and the effort to recognize his valor with a posthumous Medal of Honor. The film stars Sebastian Stan, Christopher Plummer, Samuel L. Jackson, William Hurt, Ed Harris, Peter Fonda, John Savage, and Jeremy Irvine. The film represents ...
Solar Filmworks is producing The Last Full Measure, [3] written and directed by Todd Robinson, and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, William Hurt, and Christopher Plummer. [ citation needed ] The Last Full Measure tells the story of Air Force Pararescue Jumper (PJ) William H. Pitsenbarger and the mud soldiers of Charlie Company, Big Red ...
Also titled The Rescue Season: The Heroic Story of Parajumpers on the Edge of the World. About the 210th Rescue Squadron during the 1999 climbing season on Denali. Sine, William F. Guardian Angel: Life and Death Adventures with Pararescue, the World's Most Powerful Commando Rescue Force. Havertown, Pa: Casemate, 2012. ISBN 978-1612001227