Editing Chuck Yeager (section)

== Awards and decorations ==
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Yeager congressional silver medal.jpg|thumb|right|The Special Congressional Silver Medal was awarded to Yeager in 1976.]] -->
In 1973, Yeager was inducted into the [[National Aviation Hall of Fame]], arguably aviation's highest honor. In 1974, Yeager received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement|website=achievement.org|publisher=American Academy of Achievement|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#science-exploration}}</ref> In December 1975, the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] awarded Yeager a silver medal "equivalent to a noncombat [[Medal of Honor]] ... for contributing immeasurably to aerospace science by risking his life in piloting the X-1 research airplane faster than the speed of sound on October 14, 1947". President [[Gerald Ford]] presented the medal to Yeager in a ceremony at the [[White House]] on December 8, 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:United_States_Statutes_at_Large_Volume_89.djvu/1094|title=Public Law 94-179|work=United States Statutes|access-date=September 10, 2012|via=Wikisource}}</ref>{{refn|This is apparently a unique award, as the law that created it states it is equivalent to a noncombat Medal of Honor. It is referred to as a Special Congressional Silver Medal in the President's Daily Diary, which also has a list of ceremony attendees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/document/0036/pdd761208.pdf |date=December 8, 1976|title=The Daily Diary of President Gerald R. Ford: December 8, 1976|page=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920232032/http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/document/0036/pdd761208.pdf|archive-date=September 20, 2012|publisher=The White House|via=Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library|access-date=September 10, 2012}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}

Yeager never attended college and was often modest about his background, but is considered by many, including ''Flying Magazine'', the California Hall of Fame, the State of West Virginia, National Aviation Hall of Fame, a few U.S. presidents, and the United States Army Air Force, to be one of the greatest pilots of all time. ''[[Air & Space/Smithsonian]]'' magazine ranked him the fifth greatest pilot of all time in 2003.<ref name=Air&Space>{{cite web| url = https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/10-great-pilots-4026745/| title = "10 All-Time Great Pilots".}} ''Air & Space''</ref> Regardless of his lack of higher education, West Virginia's [[Marshall University]] named its highest academic scholarship the [[Society of Yeager Scholars]] in his honor. He was the chairman of [[Experimental Aircraft Association]] (EAA)'s [[Young Eagles|Young Eagle Program]] from 1994 to 2004, and was named the program's chairman emeritus.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Ford|first=Harrison|title=Freedom and Responsibility|magazine=Sport Aviation|date=September 2010}}</ref>

In 1966, Yeager was inducted into the [[International Air & Space Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Sprekelmeyer|editor-first=Linda|title=These We Honor: The International Aerospace Hall of Fame |publisher=Donning|year=2006|isbn=978-1-57864-397-4}}</ref> He was inducted into the [[International Space Hall of Fame]] in 1981.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29986892/albuquerque_journal/|title=Hall to Induct Seven Space Pioneers|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|date=September 27, 1981|page=53|last1=Harbert|first1=Nancy |via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref> He was inducted into the [[Aerospace Walk of Honor]] 1990 inaugural class.<ref name=ind90>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36299122/the_los_angeles_times/|title=Ground-Level Monuments Honor Heroes of the Air|last1=Kaplan|first1=Tracey|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 23, 1990 |page=840|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

[[Yeager Airport]] in [[Charleston, West Virginia]], is named in his honor. The [[Interstate 64 in West Virginia|Interstate 64]]/[[Interstate 77 in West Virginia|Interstate 77]] bridge over the [[Kanawha River]] in Charleston is named in his honor. He also flew directly under the Kanawha Bridge and West Virginia named it the Chuck E. Yeager Bridge. On October 19, 2006, the state of [[West Virginia]] also honored Yeager with a marker along [[Corridor G (Appalachian Development Highway System)|Corridor G]] (part of [[U.S. Route 119 in West Virginia|U.S. Highway 119]]) in his home [[Lincoln County, West Virginia|Lincoln County]], and also renamed part of it the ''Yeager Highway''.<ref name=YeagerComesHome>{{cite news|url=http://www.wowktv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=15274|title=Yeager Comes Home |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110171342/http://www.wowktv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=15274|archive-date=November 10, 2006|publisher=WOWK-TV|date=August 19, 2006}}</ref>

Yeager was an honorary board member of the humanitarian organization [[Wings of Hope (charity)|Wings of Hope]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wings-of-hope.org|title=Chuck Yeager|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218201438/http://www.wings-of-hope.org/|archive-date=December 18, 2015|publisher=Wings of Hope|access-date=December 8, 2010}}</ref> On August 25, 2009, Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] and [[Maria Shriver]] announced that Yeager would be one of 13 [[California Hall of Fame]] inductees in [[The California Museum]]'s yearlong exhibit. The induction ceremony was on December 1, 2009, in [[Sacramento, California]]. ''[[Flying Magazine]]'' ranked Yeager number 5 on its 2013 list of The 51 Heroes of Aviation; for many years, he was the highest-ranked living person on the list.<ref name=FlyingMag>{{cite web|url=http://www.flyingmag.com/photo-gallery/photos/51-heroes-aviation?pnid=41840|title=Chuck Yeager|work=Flying Magazine's 51 Heroes of Aviation|date=August 19, 2013|access-date=April 14, 2015}}</ref>

The [[Civil Air Patrol]], the volunteer auxiliary of the [[United States Air Force|USAF]], awards the Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager Award to its senior members as part of its Aerospace Education program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.gocivilairpatrol.com/aerospace_education/awards/yeager-award/|title=Yeager Award|publisher=Civil Air Patrol|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104044104/http://members.gocivilairpatrol.com/aerospace_education/awards/yeager-award/|archive-date=November 4, 2013|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Badges, patches and tabs'''
|-
|[[File:USAF Command Pilot Wings.svg|100px]]
|[[United States Aviator Badge|U.S. Air Force Command Pilot Badge]]
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Personal decorations'''
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Air Force Distinguished Service ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Air Force Distinguished Service Medal]] (retirement award in 1975)
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Distinguished Service Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)|Distinguished Service Medal]] (Army design awarded in 1954)
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Silver Star ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Silver Star]] with bronze [[oak leaf cluster]] (for shooting down five Messerschmitt Bf 109s in one day<ref name="yeagerbio_73">{{harvp|Yeager|Janos|1985|p= 73|ps=.}}</ref>)
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Legion of Merit ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Legion of Merit]] with bronze oak leaf cluster
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|name=Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] with two bronze oak leaf clusters (for a Messerschmitt Me 262 kill<ref name="yeagerbio_76">{{harvp|Yeager|Janos|1985|p= 76|ps=.}}</ref> and first to break the sound barrier)
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|other_device=v|name=Bronze Star ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Bronze Star Medal]] with bronze [[valor device]] (for helping rescue a fellow airman from Occupied France<ref name="yeagerbio_45" />)
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Purple Heart BAR|width=60}}
|[[Purple Heart]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=10|type=oak|name=Air Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Air Medal]] with two silver oak leaf clusters
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Air Force Commendation ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Air Force Commendation Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Presidential Medal of Freedom (ribbon).svg|width=60}}
|[[Presidential Medal of Freedom]]
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Unit awards'''
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=AF Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon.png|width=60}}
|[[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]] with bronze oak leaf cluster
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Outstanding Unit ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Outstanding Unit Award|Air Force Outstanding Unit Award]]
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Campaign and service medals'''
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=American Defense Service ribbon|width=60}}
|[[American Defense Service Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|name=American Campaign Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[American Campaign Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=6|type=service-star|name=European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign ribbon|width=60}}
|[[European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal]] with silver and one bronze [[service star]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=World War II Victory Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[World War II Victory Medal (United States)|World War II Victory Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Army of Occupation ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Army of Occupation Medal]] with "Germany" clasp
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|name=National Defense Service Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[National Defense Service Medal]] with star
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=AFEMRib|width=60}}
|[[Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=2|type=service-star|name=Vietnam Service Ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Vietnam Service Medal]] with two campaign stars
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=6|type=oak|name=Air Force Longevity Service ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon]] with one silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=USAF Marksmanship ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Marksmanship Ribbon|Air Force Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon]]
|-
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Foreign awards'''
|-
|[[File:Tong-il Security Medal Ribbon.svg|60px]]
|Tongil Medal of the [[Order of National Security Merit|South Korean Order of National Security Merit]]
|-
|[[File:Legion Honneur Chevalier ribbon.svg|60px]]
|Chevalier of the [[French Legion of Honour]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chuckyeager.com/legion-of-honor-2003|title=Legion Of Honor Award|date=July 18, 2003|website=chuckyeager.com |access-date=August 30, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|[[File:Vietnam gallantry cross unit award-3d.svg|60px]]
|[[Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation]]
|-
|[[File:Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon with 60- clasp.svg|60px]]
|[[Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal]]
|}

=== Other achievements ===
[[File:CAP Yeager Cadet Sq Emblem.gif|alt=Gen Chuck Yeager Cadet Squadron (SER-FL-237)|thumb|Old emblem of the General Chuck Yeager Cadet Squadron (formerly of the [[Civil Air Patrol]])]]
* 1940–1949 – [[Harmon Trophy]]: Citation of Honorable Mention<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.trumanlibrary.org/calendar/main.php?currYear=1950&currMonth=11&currDay=2| title = Harry S. Truman – The President's Day, November 2, 1950}}</ref>
* 1947 – [[Collier Trophy]] and [[Mackay Trophy]], for breaking the sound barrier for the first time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36575520/the_semiweekly_spokesmanreview/|title=Three to Share Collier Trophy|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review|date=December 15, 1948|page=15|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.naa.aero/html/awards/index.cfm?cmsid=70 NAA list of Mackay Trophy Winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228080436/http://www.naa.aero/html/awards/index.cfm?cmsid=70|date=February 28, 2007}}</ref>
* 1953 – [[Harmon Trophy]]<ref>{{cite news| url = https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0F10FC3B5E107B93C7A9178CD85F418585F9| title = Harmon Prizes go for 2 Air "Firsts"; Vertical-Flight Test Pilot and Airship Endurance Captain Are 1955 Winners, ''The New York Times'', July 5, 1955| newspaper = The New York Times| date = July 5, 1955}}</ref>
* 1976 – [[Congressional Silver Medal]]<ref name="yeagerbio_413-414">{{harvp|Yeager|Janos|1985|pp=413–414|ps=.}}</ref>