Who is the most decorated pilot in U.S. Air Force history?
Duane D. Hackney
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Hackney went on to receive more than 70 individual awards becoming the most decorated enlisted man in Air Force history.[2]  He was the winner of the Cheney Award for 1967. The Cheney award is given annually to a member of USAF for an act of valor, extreme fortitude, or self-sacrifice in a humanitarian interest performed in conjunction with aircraft.[3] Upon his return from Vietnam in 1967, Hackney was deployed to the 41st Aerospace Rescue & Recovery Squadron (41st ARRS) at Hamilton Air Force Base, in Marin County, California. Shortly after the awarding of his Air Force Cross on September 9, 1967, Hackney made a guest appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. In 1991 he retired as a Chief Master Sergeant.