Woodrow “Woody” Crockett was one of the “Tuskegee Airmen,” an African-American pilot trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field, who was influential in integrating the military. Throughout his military and government service careers, he received many honors for his 30 years of service, including 149 missions in World War II and 45 missions in Korea:
- Distinguished Flying Cross
- Presidential Unit Citation
- Two Soldier’s Medals
- Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters
- Meritorious Service Medal
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
- Army Commendation Medal
- Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
- Arkansas Traveler Award
- Inducted into Arkansas Aviation Hall of Fame in 1992
- Inducted into Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 1995
