United States. An Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Newly Listed which was established on April

which was established on April 14

5 mm (w) x 16 mm (h) with a 46 mm-long needle

paper pocket of issue

at the age of 79 and since his medical problems were discovered when he was in the army

United States. An Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Newly Listed which was established on AprilIn bronze gilt with white enamels, circular blue glass centerpiece, measuring 54. 3 mm in diameter, intact enamels, original ribbon with brooch pinback, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Air Force Distinguished Service Medal was created by an act of the United States Congress on July 6, 1960. The medal was intended as a new decoration of the United States Air Force, to replace the policy of awarding the Army Distinguished Service