John Lee Levitow was a United States Air Force loadmaster who received the Medal of Honor for exceptional heroism during wartime. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his acts of heroism while servin
John Levitow
This C-17 Globemaster III was named after him on January 23, 1998, "The Spirit of John L. Levitow".
His burial at Arlington National Cemetery on November 17, 2000.
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration of the United States Armed Forces and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians, and coast guardsmen who have
Medals of Honor of the three military departments
Medal of Honor awarded posthumously in 1866 to John Morehead Scott, one of the Andrews Raiders