Wernher Von Braun - Honors

Honors

  • War Merit Cross, First Class with Swords in 1943
  • Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross in 1944
  • Elected Honorary Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society in 1949
  • Commander's Cross of the Deutsches Bundesverdienstkreuz in 1959
  • Langley Gold Medal in 1967
  • NASA Distinguished Service Medal in 1969
  • National Medal of Science in 1975
  • Werner von Siemens Ring in 1975
  • Civitan International World Citizenship Award in 1970

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