1952  | 
                General Henry "Hap" Arnold 
                Gil Robb Wilson  | 
                USAF 
                Civ  | 
              
               
                1953  | 
                Captain Vincent McGovern  | 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1954  | 
                Major Charles E. Yeager  | 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1955  | 
                Captain Jack T. Woodyard  | 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1956  | 
                Captain Thomas L. Pittman  | 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1957  | 
                Captain Milton McCurry 
                Captain Curtis T. Strong, Jr.  | 
                USAF 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1958  | 
                Major Samuel W. Tyson  | 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1959  | 
                1st Lt. James E. Obenauf  | 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1960  | 
                Captain Merle A. Clapsaddle  | 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1961  | 
                1st Lt. Joseph T. Long, Jr.  | 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1962  | 
                Major John J. Knight  | 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1963  | 
                Lt. Col. Miles M. Doyle  | 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1964  | 
                Captain Joseph B. Chiodo  | 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1965  | 
                Major Raymond R. Gilkey  | 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1966  | 
                Captain Anthony A. Muehling, Jr.   | 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1967  | 
                Captain David P. Westenbarger  | 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1968  | 
                Lt. Col. Edward C. Gund  | 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1969  | 
                Lt. Col. Allan R. Baer  | 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1970  | 
                Captain Gerald P. Dobberfuhl  | 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1971  | 
                Major Patrick H. Brady 
                    Captain Richard J. Hooten, Jr. (USMC) 
                    1st Lt. Rowland H. Worrell 
                  | 
                US Army 
                    US Navy 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1972  | 
                Captain Kenneth Ledford, Jr. 
                    Lt. Col. Walter R. Ledbetter, Jr. (USMC) 
                Major Joseph F. Mudd  | 
                US Army 
                    US Navy 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1973  | 
                Captain Kenneth L. Landon 
                    CW3 Ronald C. Bean 
                    Captain Thomas C. McDonald (USMC) 
                    Lt. Cmdr. David L. Andrews (USCG) 
                Major Donald W. Hickman  | 
                US Army 
                    US Army 
                    US Navy 
                    US Navy 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1974  | 
                CWO Ronald Tusi 
                    Lt. Harry Zinser 
                    Captain Douglas B. Smith 
                1st Lt. James R. Gero  | 
                US Army 
                    US Navy 
                    USAF 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1975  | 
                CWO2 Gene R. Howell 
                    Lt. James D. Kuemmel 
                Major David P. Clark  | 
                US Army 
                    US Navy 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1976  | 
                CW4 Henry S. Luchner 
                    1st Lt. Joseph J. Rogish (USMC) 
                1st Lt. Michael B. Lackey  | 
                US Army 
                    US Navy 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1977  | 
                CW3 Stephen L. Davidson 
                    Lt. Cmdr. John M. Lewis 
                    Lt. Col. Clarence R. Reed 
                Captain Victor G. Grahan  | 
                US Army 
                    US Navy 
                    USAF 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1978  | 
                Captain Ronald C. Cunningham  | 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1979  | 
                Captain Alan L. Zall 
                Major Raymond D. Fowler  | 
                US Army 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1980  | 
                Major Joseph J. Mastascusa 
                Captain Wendell Johnson  | 
                USAF 
                USAF  | 
              
               
                1981  | 
                CW3 Landall Ropke 
                    CW2 Lawrence Link 
                    Lt. Cmdr. Theodore H. Faller 
                Captain Raymond F. Haile  | 
                US Army 
                    US Army 
                    US Navy 
                USAF   |