Oprihory, Jennifer-Leigh (September 2019). Tobias Naegele (ed.). "Pitsenbarger on the Big Screen"(PDF). Air Force Magazine. Vol. 102, no. 8. Arlington, Va: Air Force Association. pp. 61–62. ISSN0730-6784.
The US Air Force was created in 1948, so the four US Army Air Forces enlisted personnel awarded a Medal of Honor (MOH) during WWII were not from the US Air Force. All four US Air Force MOH recipients in the Korean War were officers. The first nine US Air Force MOH recipients in the Vietnam War were officers. The 14th MOH ever awarded to someone from the Air Force was the first to an enlisted serviceman, Airman First ClassJohn Levitow, received in 1970. Overall, the film's suggestion of a "high-level conspiracy" misses the fact that the MOH has rarely been awarded to Air Force personnel of any rank; as of June 2022[update], only 19 have been awarded, to 14 officers and 5 enlisted personnel. See also: List of post-Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipients
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Oprihory, Jennifer-Leigh (September 2019). Tobias Naegele (ed.). "Pitsenbarger on the Big Screen"(PDF). Air Force Magazine. Vol. 102, no. 8. Arlington, Va: Air Force Association. pp. 61–62. ISSN0730-6784.