Captain Ronald A. Radcliffe was commissioned a Second Lieutenant Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 502-68 54th Company, 2 May 1968. | His military education consists of: Officer Candidate School (1968) and Army Aviation Flight School (1969). | Captain Racliffe was awarded The Distinguished Service Cross for his heroic actions on 28 April 1972 as a LOH pilot. He was also chosen as Aviator of the Year for 1971-1972. His other military awards include: Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross w/ 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Bronze Star w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, 59 Air Medals with one “V Device,” Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart w/ 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry w/ Palm, Vietnam Campaign Medal, 1972 Army Aviator of the Year.