Ira C. Eaker - Awards and Decorations

Awards and Decorations

Command pilot

• Air Force Distinguished Service Medal

• Army Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters

• Navy Distinguished Service Medal

• Silver Star

• Legion of Merit

• Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster

• Air Medal

• World War I Victory Medal

• American Defense Service Medal

• American Campaign Medal

• European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal with bronze service stars

• World War II Victory Medal

• Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

• Knight Commander of the Bath

• Legion of Honor, Grand Officer (France)

• Croix de Guerre with Palm (France)

• Cross of Merit with Swords (Krzyż Zasługi z Mieczami) (Poland)

• Order of Kutuzov, Second Degree (USSR)

• Grand Master of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (Italy)

• Order of the Liberator General San Martin, Commander (Spanish: Comendador) (Argentina)

• Order of the Southern Cross, Grand Officer (Brazil)

• Officer, Order of the Sun (Peru)

• Order of Aeronautical Merit (Brazil)
• Order of the Condor of the Andes (Bolivia)
• Order of Merit, Officer (Chile)
• Order of the Liberator, Officer (Venezuela)
• Order of the Partisan Star, First Class (Yugoslavia)
• Congressional Gold Medal