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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.
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).
On June 3, 1919, he was made a commander of the Order of the Tower and Sword by the Portuguese government. [4] After returning to the United States, Read was awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal , which at the time was a more prestigious award than the Navy Cross that the other five NC-4 crew members received (the order of award ...
The North Carolina Supreme Court blocked certification of the election by a 4-2 vote on Jan. 7, with Riggs recusing, five Republican justices granting a stay and one Republican judge along with ...
The women's 5,000 meters saw Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay claim gold (14:46.29) after running to the silver medal in the 1500 on Monday night. And the men's 800 meters was won by Kenya's Emmanuel Korir ...
North Carolina’s Kaylyn Brown looks to add another Olympic medal to her trophy case after winning silver in the 4x400m mixed relay on Sunday and she’s one step closer to achieving that.
She won a gold medal as part of the victorious Mixed 4x400m relay team at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. [4] In the preliminary round the team of Brown, Charlie Bartholomew, Madison Whyte and Will Sumner set a meeting record time of 3:18.65.
Kaylyn Brown, a 19-year-old who lives in Gastonia, won a silver medal earlier at the Paris Olympics. As the games wind down, she’s in competition for another.