Description: The Gathering of Eagles (GOE) is a year-long program that capstones the USAF Air Command and Staff College annual curriculum. Each year, people who have made a significant contribution to Airpower receive invitations to a week-long event to share their personal stories of courage, perseverance, and innovation to the ACSC class and local community. GOE has been an annual event since 1982 and each year the honored Eagles are depicted in a signed lithographic print of the eagles by a famous aviation artist. This offering is the 1984 artwork for the aviators honored in 1984. It is titled Great Moments in Aviation History III. This lithograph includes a booklet describing the actions of each of the honorees. The lithograph is signed by the artist (Jay Ashurst) and each of the honorees.The frame measure 43 inches by 35 Inches and is relatively heavy (20 pounds) with glass so shipping will be expensive. Pickup would be preferred but I will ship at buyers expense.the following is a list of the honorees for 1984: Eagles Honored in 1984Young, Gerald O.Gerald Young was the first Air Force helicopter pilot to receive the Medal of Honor. Born in 1930, he served as a Navy enlisted man before entering the Air Force Aviation Cadet program, winning his wings and commission in 1958. His first operational assignment was...Yeager, Charles E.Brigadier General (ret.) Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager was the first person to break the sound barrier and went on to become one of the most legendary figures in aeronautical history. Born in 1923 in Myra, West Virginia, Yeager joined the US Army Air Corps at...Whiteley, John F.In 1923, Lieutenant John F. Whiteley piloted the first transcontinental bomber flight across the United States. Born in 1896, he had a diversified military career, serving 36 years with the Army Air Service, Army Air Corps, and finally the US Air Force. Due to his...Stok, Bram vanSquadron Leader Bram van der Stok is Holland’s top ace and one of World War II’s unsung heroes. Born in 1915 in Indonesia, he entered the Dutch Air Force in 1936. After leaving the service in 1939 to attend medical school, he was recalled in less than a...Shaw, Brewster H. JrLieutenant Colonel Brewster Shaw was the pilot for the STS-9 space shuttle mission, the shuttle’s first Spacelab flight. Born in May 1945, he received bachelor and master’s degrees in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Wisconsin before entering...Schirra, Walter M. JrWalter Schirra was one of the original seven US astronauts and the only astronaut to fly in America’s first three manned space programs–Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. Born in 1923, he had “aviation in his blood;” his father was a WW I fighter...Ridgway, Matthew B.Poype, Roland deCaptain Roland de la Poype was the second ranking ace and youngest squadron commander in the Normandie-Niemen Regiment, a group of French volunteer pilots who fought on the Russian Front during World War II. Having flown civilian aircraft prior to his entry into...Poe, Bryce IIAs a reconnaissance pilot, General Bryce Poe II helped write a chapter of aviation history during the Korean War. Born in 1924, he completed pilot training prior to graduating from West Point in 1946. Following graduation, he became a member of one of the Air...Peterson, Chesley G.For the Americans serving with the famed “Eagle” Squadrons in the Royal Air Force, World War II began well before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Chesley “Pete ” Peterson is the highest decorated and among the most successful of these airmen who...McCampbell, DavidCaptain David McCampbell is the US Navy’s “ace of aces.” Born in 1910, the Alabama native graduated from Annapolis in the midst of Navy manpower cutbacks during the Depression and was honorably discharged in 1933. Called back to active duty 1 year...Makowski, WaclawColonel Waclaw Makowski’s achievements in aviation span 46 years during which time he fought for the freedom of his homeland in two wars, and helped establish an air force and two national airlines. Born in 1897 in Tsarist-controlled Poland, he was inducted into...Larios, JoseWith the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War on 18 July 1936, a politically conscious and strife-torn Europe was polarized in a struggle between Left and Right. This bitterly fought struggle soon drew participants from Russia, Germany, and Italy and provided these...Juutilainen, Eino I.The magnitude of World War II often overshadows the fighting that occurred between Finland and the Soviet Union during the Winter War of 1939-40 and the Continuation War of 1941-44. During these conflicts, Finnish pilots destroyed 1,808 Russian aircraft in aerial...Johnson, Leon W.General Leon Johnson, who received the Medal of Honor for his action during the famed Ploesti raid, is one of America’s most highly acclaimed air combat leaders of World War II. A West Point graduate, he was commissioned into the Infantry in 1926. Deciding...Howard, James H.James Howard was the only fighter pilot awarded the Medal of Honor in Europe during World War II. Born in China in 1913, he planned to follow his father’s footsteps as a physician; however, he changed his goal and entered naval aviation training in 1937. After...Hansell, Haywood S. JrMajor General Haywood S. “Possum” Hansell, Jr. was an original member of the Army Air Corps’ first aerobatic team, and one of America’s primary strategic planners during World War II. He turned down an appointment to West Point and completed...Gibbes, Robert H.Robert Henry Maxwell “Bobby” Gibbes is one of Australia’s leading World War II aces and the pioneer of one of the first airlines to open up inland areas of Papua New Guinea. Born in 1916 in New South Wales, he joined the Royal Australian Air Force...Galland, AdolfGermany’s Adolf Galland is one of the best known fighter pilots and personalities of World War II, achieving 104 aerial victories on the Western Front and becoming the first person in the German armed forces to receive the Swords to the Knight’s Cross....Doolittle, James H.Lt. Gen James H. Doolittle was first selected by Air Command and Staff College’s Gathering of Eagles in 1982 and subsequently honored in 1982. “Jimmy” Doolittle, born in 1896, has repeatedly pushed back the frontiers of aviation technology while making his...Cunningham, Randall H.Navy Lieutenant Randy Cunningham was Americas first pilot ace of the Vietnam War. Born on 8 December 1941, he was commissioned in the US Navy in 1967. Receiving his gold wings the following year, he soon joined VF-96 flying F-4J Phantoms. Assigned to the...Cheshire, G. LeonardLeonard Cheshire is one of Great Britain’s most decorated wartime bomber pilots and, today, one of the world’s premier humanitarians. Educated in law at Oxford, he learned to fly with the university’s air squadron before graduating on the eve of...Carl, Marion E.The Marine Corps’ first ace, Marion E. Carl, was awarded the Navy Cross for ” extraordinary heroism” during his very first combat mission. Upon graduating from college in 1938, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers. Due to...Campbell, DouglasAfter his fifth aerial victory, achieved on 31 May 1918, Douglas Campbell became the first American-trained ace during World War I. Born in 1896, he joined the aviation section of the Signal Corps shortly after graduating from Harvard University in mid-1917. Following...
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