Michael J. Novosel Sr. (September 3, 1922 â April 2, 2006) of Enterprise, Alabama served in the United States military during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He flew the B-29 Superfortress bomber in World War II. In order to serve in the Vietnam War, he gave up the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve and became a chief warrant officer in the Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, the United States’ highest military decoration, for his bravery in conducting a medical evacuation under fire in the Vietnam War.
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