Mwedza Yamtendere imapatsidwa kwa munthu amene akutumikira ndi ankhondo omwe adzipatula yekha kwa abwenzi ake mwa kupindula kwakukulu pamene akugwira ndege. Mphoto ingapangidwe pa kuvomereza zochitika zofanana zokhazokha kapena zogonjetsa, kapena ntchito yabwino .
Mphoto ya Air Medal imatanthawuza makamaka munthu amene akugwira nawo ntchitoyo kapena osagwira ntchito omwe akuwombera kuti apite kukamenyana ndi ndege monga gawo limodzi la ntchito zawo zazikulu, ngakhale kuti amapatsidwa ntchito kwa antchito omwe amamenya nkhondo Kufunikanso kumauluka mofulumira paulendo womwe siulendo wokwera kapena kugwira ntchito yochititsa chidwi panthawi yomwe gulu la anthu akugwira ntchito koma osati paulendo.
01 Kufotokozera Thupi
Mphepete mwa Air ndi kampasi yamkuwa yamakono inakwera masentimita 1 11/16 m'mimba mwake. Chiwombankhanga chikugwira mphezi ziwiri m'makona ake chimaimbidwa pansi pa ndege. Amagwiritsidwa ntchito poyimitsa mphete pamwamba ndi fleur-de-lis. Potsutsana ndi ndondomekoyi, pali danga lomwe lilipo kuti dzina la wolandira lilembedwe. Mfundo za kampasi zinadzuka zikuyendetsedwa.
Mpiringidwe wa 02
Nthiti ya Air Medal imakhala yaikulu masentimita 3/8 ndipo ili ndi mikwingwirima isanu. Mzere woyamba ndi 1/8 inch ya Ultramarine Blue, yachiwiri ndi ¼ inchi ya Golden Orange, pakati ndi 5/8 inch Ultramarine Blue, 4 ¼ inchi Golden Orange ndipo wotsiriza ndi 1/8 inch Ultramarine Blue.
Zotsatira za 03
Kuti apereke ndondomekoyi, zowonjezera zowonjezera kuntchito yomenyana nkhondo kapena ntchito ya ndege yomwe ikuthawa. Anthu omwe ntchito zawo zolimbitsa thupi zimawauza kuti aziwuluka ndi awa omwe akugwidwa ndi magulu a magulu omwe amachitira zida zolimbana ndi adani omwe ali ndi zida zankhondo ndi omwe akugwira ntchito yoyendetsa ndege ndi kuyendetsa nkhondo.
Zomwe tazitchulazi, nthawi zambiri pamagulu a gulu la anthu / gulu, pansipa, kuzindikira kuti akuyenera kulandira mphothoyo, koma chiyero cha chiwopsezo, kupindula kwakukulu, kapena ntchito yotamandika kudzaonetsetsa kuti ndani adzapatsidwa ndondomeko ya mpweya. Sichidzaperekedwa kwa anthu omwe amagwiritsa ntchito kayendetsedwe ka ndege m'malo mwa njira zoyendayenda kuchokera kumalo osiyanasiyana kupita kumalo omenyana.
04 Kumbuyo
Pa March 9th, 1942, Mlembi wa Nkhondo analemba kalata kwa Director, Bureau of Budget, kuti apange dongosolo lokhazikitsa Mphamvu ya Mlengalenga kuti apereke mphotho kwa munthu aliyense amene, atagwira ntchito iliyonse ya asilikali a United States, yekha payekha pokhapokha atapindula bwino pamene akuyenda paulendo wa ndege.
Zinanenedwa kuti "[T] Iye amasiyanitsa Mtanda Wothamanga ulipo kokha chifukwa cha kulimba mtima kapena kupambana kwakukulu pamene akugwira nawo ndege yamtunda [...] Akufunidwa kuti asagulire mtengo wotsika wa Mtsinje Wolemekezeka mwa kuupereka kuti ukhale wopambana popanda malire Komabe, ndizofunikira kupereka opindulitsa anthu ogwira ntchito zabwino. "
Pa May 11th, 1942, Pulezidenti Roosevelt adavomera Mgwirizano wa Air ndi Order 9158 ndipo adaika mphoto kwa "munthu aliyense amene atha kugwira ntchito iliyonse ku Army, Navy, Marine Corps, kapena Coast Guard ku United States pambuyo pa September 8, 1939, amasiyanitsa, kapena amadziwikiritsa yekha, mwa kupambana kwakukulu pamene akugwira nawo ndege ya ndege. "
Dipatimenti ya Nkhondo Bulletin No. 25, ya pa 25 May, 1942, inafotokoza chivomerezo cha Medal. Order Order 9242-A, ya pa September 11th, 1942, inasintha Lamulo Loyang'anira Lakale kuti liwerenge "mulimonse momwe mungathere kapena ndi ankhondo".
Zinali mwa kalata mu July 1942 kuti Ofesi ya Quartermaster General (OQMG) inapereka mpata wopereka ndondomeko ya ndondomeko kwa ojambula makumi awiri ndi awiri osiyana. Pa December 31, 1942, ndondomeko ya Walker Hancock inavomerezedwa ndi Mlembi wa Nkhondo.
Walker Hancock anali atagonjetsedwa ku Army ndipo adakakhala ku Camp Livingston, Louisiana. Pa November 16, 1942, adalamulidwa kuti apite kuntchito ya kanthawi ku Dipatimenti Yachiwawa ya G1 kuti apange ntchito yake pa medal. Mkonzi wokonzedwa ndi OQMG inavomerezedwa pa August 26, 1942.
Poyambira mphoto ya Air Medal, magulu a masamba a thundu ankagwiritsidwa ntchito kusonyeza mphoto zapitazo. Mu September 1968, ndondomekoyi inasinthidwa ndikufuna kugwiritsa ntchito manambala kuti asonyeze mphotho yapitayi, monga momwe zinalili zoonekeratu kuti ndi mphoto zambiri zomwe adapatsidwa, kuti masango a masamba a thundu asagwirizane ndi kaboni.
Panthawi yamtendere, Mpweya wa Air ukhoza kupatsidwa, koma mphamvu yovomerezeka ya mphoto pa nthawiyi sichiperekedwa kwa olamulira a m'munda.