{"id":1228,"date":"2017-01-17T19:06:43","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T19:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/characters\/?p=1228"},"modified":"2017-03-07T16:50:48","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T16:50:48","slug":"awards-and-honors-crockett-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/characters\/awards-and-honors-crockett-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards and Honors (Crockett-5)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Woodrow \u201cWoody\u201d Crockett was one of the \u201cTuskegee Airmen,\u201d 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:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1242\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1242\" style=\"width: 229px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/characters\/files\/2017\/01\/Crocketts-induction-into-Arkansas-Aviation-Hall-of-Fame-Crockett-5.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1242\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1242 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/characters\/files\/2017\/01\/Crocketts-induction-into-Arkansas-Aviation-Hall-of-Fame-Crockett-5-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"Scanned image of Woody Crockett's induction letter into Arkansas Aviation Hall of Fame, April 20, 1992. courtesy UA Little Rock CAHC.\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/characters\/files\/2017\/01\/Crocketts-induction-into-Arkansas-Aviation-Hall-of-Fame-Crockett-5-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/characters\/files\/2017\/01\/Crocketts-induction-into-Arkansas-Aviation-Hall-of-Fame-Crockett-5-768x1006.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/characters\/files\/2017\/01\/Crocketts-induction-into-Arkansas-Aviation-Hall-of-Fame-Crockett-5.jpg 782w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Woody Crockett&#8217;s induction letter into Arkansas Aviation Hall of Fame, April 20, 1992.&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Distinguished Flying Cross<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Presidential Unit Citation<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Two Soldier\u2019s Medals<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Meritorious Service Medal<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Army Commendation Medal<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Arkansas Traveler Award<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Inducted into Arkansas Aviation Hall of Fame in 1992<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Inducted into Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 1995<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1238\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1238\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/characters\/files\/2017\/01\/Crockett-receiving-award-from-Brig.-Gen.-I.-G.-Crockett-4.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1238\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1238 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/characters\/files\/2017\/01\/Crockett-receiving-award-from-Brig.-Gen.-I.-G.-Crockett-4-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"Photographic image of Woody Crockett receiving award from Brig. Gen. I. G. Brown, undated. courtesy UA Little Rock CAHC.\" width=\"300\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/characters\/files\/2017\/01\/Crockett-receiving-award-from-Brig.-Gen.-I.-G.-Crockett-4-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/characters\/files\/2017\/01\/Crockett-receiving-award-from-Brig.-Gen.-I.-G.-Crockett-4-768x621.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/characters\/files\/2017\/01\/Crockett-receiving-award-from-Brig.-Gen.-I.-G.-Crockett-4.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Woody Crockett receiving Air Force Commendation Medal certificate from Brig. Gen. I. G. Brown, undated.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\"><div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<p>Woodrow \u201cWoody\u201d Crockett was one of the \u201cTuskegee Airmen,\u201d an African-American pilot trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field, who was influential in integrating the military. 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