Chuck Yeager and The Right Stuff
Subject(s): Test pilots, Yeager, Chuck, 1923-2020
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Author Tom Wolfe dwells on Brigadier General Chuck Yeager’s many accomplishments as a combat and test pilot in his citation for Yeager’s Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal. Wolfe notes Yeager’s breaking of the sound barrier, his combat record in World War II and Vietnam, and his devotion to duty. A brief review of Wolfe’s literary career precedes the citation.
A photograph of Wolfe and his wife with Yeager at the awards dinner supplements the citation.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1985-04-20
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Chuck Yeager and The Right Stuff. [April 20, 1985]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307566. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wolfe, Tom. Chuck Yeager and The Right Stuff. [20 Apr. 1985]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307566.
APA:
Wolfe, Tom., [1985, April 20]. Chuck Yeager and The Right Stuff.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307566.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
