Arthur D. Simons Jamie Smith Clifton Sprague World War II admiral, commander of Task Unit 77 during the Battle off Samar Robert L. Stewart, NASA astronaut Earl E. Stone, 1st Director of the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor of the National Security Agency Oliver Stone Jeff Struecker Keni Thomas, country music singer Strom Thurmond, US Senator Matt Urban John William Vessey Jr., 10th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Alejandro Villanueva, NFL football player Raúl G. Villaronga, Mayor of Killeen, Texas Larry D. Welch, 12th Chief of Staff of the US Air Force Allen West, US Representative Chuck Yeager, first pilot confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr., 19th Chief of Naval Operations See also Awards and decorations of the United States military United States military award devices Notes References Devices and accouterments of United States military awards 1945 establishments in the United States