Special Honors
Military decorations include:
| Legion of Merit |
| Defense Superior Service Medal (with oak leaf cluster) |
| Distinguished Flying Cross |
| Meritorious Service Medal (with oak leaf cluster) |
- Distinguished graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and the United States Naval War College Distinguished Graduate Leadership Award
- Air Training Command Trophy Winner as the outstanding graduate of his pilot training class (1978)
- Recipient of the David B. Barnes Award as the Outstanding Instructor Pilot at the United States Air Force Test Pilot School (1989)
NASA awards include:
| NASA Distinguished Service Medal |
| NASA Exceptional Service Medal and
NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal |
| NASA Space Flight Medal (with three oak leaf clusters) |
Charles Precourt was inducted into the NASA Astronaut Hall of Fame on May 5th, 2012 in a ceremony that took place the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
Read more about this topic: Charles J. Precourt
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