Awards and Decorations
LeMay received recognition for his work from thirteen countries, receiving twenty-two medals and decorations.
- United States
- Command pilot
- Distinguished Service Cross
- Distinguished Service Medal plus 2 oak leaf clusters
- Silver Star
- Distinguished Flying Cross plus 2 oak leaf clusters
- Air Medal plus 3 oak leaf clusters
- Presidential Unit Citation plus oak leaf cluster
- American Defense Service Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal plus 3 bronze campaign stars
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal plus 4 bronze campaign stars
- World War II Victory Medal
- Army of Occupation Medal with Berlin Airlift Device
- Medal for Humane Action
- National Defense Service Medal
- Air Force Longevity Service Award, 6 oak leaf clusters
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- Other countries
- British Distinguished Flying Cross
- French Croix de Guerre with Palm
- Belgian Croix de Guerre, with Palm
- Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, Grand Cordon
- Brazilian Order of the Southern Cross
- Brazilian Order of Aeronautical Merit
- Moroccan Order of Ouissam Alaouite
- Swedish Commander Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Sword
- Argentina – Order of Aeronautical Merit – Grades of Grand Official and Grand Cross
- Chile – Order of the Merit
- Chile – Medalla Militar de Primera Clase
- Ecuador – Order of Aeronautical Merit (Knight Commander)
- Uruguay – Aviador Militar Honoris Causa (Piloto Commandante)
- U.S.S.R – Order of the Patriotic War – 1st Degree
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