▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁during ▁that ▁period , ▁and ▁we ' ve ▁had ▁a ▁great ▁number ▁of ▁very ▁good ▁ones . ▁All ▁of ▁them ▁of ▁course , ▁have ▁made ▁an ▁impact , ▁not ▁only ▁with ▁me , ▁but ▁on ▁everyone ▁else ▁that ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁If ▁I ▁had ▁to ▁single ▁out ▁any ▁one , ▁I ▁would ▁say ▁that ▁Robert ▁Old s ▁made ▁the ▁greatest ▁impact . ▁ ▁Awards ▁decor ations , ▁and ▁hon ors ▁Maj . ▁Gen . ▁Robert ▁Old s ▁received ▁the ▁following ▁awards ▁and ▁decor ations : ▁▁ ▁Command ▁Pil ot ▁    Com bat ▁Ob server ▁▁    World ▁War ▁I ▁Vict ory ▁Medal ▁▁    American ▁Def ense ▁Service ▁Medal ▁▁    American ▁Camp aign ▁Medal ▁▁    World ▁War ▁II ▁Vict ory ▁Medal ▁( post hum ous ) ▁▁    O ffic er , ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Cross ▁( B raz il ) ▁ ▁Old s ▁received ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁Harm on ▁Tro phy , ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁Mack ay ▁Tro phy ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Bomb ▁Group ' s ▁flight ▁to ▁Argentina , ▁and ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁League ▁of ▁A vi ators ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁for ▁his ▁" cont ribution ▁to ▁av iation " ▁during ▁the ▁good will ▁fl ights . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁USA AF ▁acquired ▁six ▁Liber ty ▁ships ▁for ▁conversion ▁to ▁floating ▁aircraft