The list is compiled from Newspaper reports, Gallantry Award lists released on Republic Day and from the Official IAF website. Refer to our Awards Database for more comprehensive listings
UTTAM YUDH SEVA MEDAL
| Air Cmde |
MMS Vasudeva |
6128 F(P) |
– |
HQ IAF, IPKF Ops |
YUDH SEVA MEDAL: 8
| Gp Capt |
P S Bhaga |
7412 F(P) |
19 Wing |
– |
|
| Wg Cdr |
A K Banerjee |
11320 F(P) |
AFS Yelahanka |
– |
|
| Flt Lt |
NS Krishna |
|
109 HU |
Mi-8 |
|
| Flt Lt |
S Mittal |
16773 F(P) |
119 HU |
– |
Op Pawan |
| Flt Lt |
AS Gill |
17317 F(P) |
119 HU |
– |
Op Pawan |
| Flt Lt |
N Tanwar |
17461 F(P) |
119 HU |
– |
Op Pawan |
| Wg Cdr |
V Kumar |
8386 F(P) |
129 HU |
– |
Op Pawan |
| Flt Lt |
Mekashi |
17473 F(P) |
119 HU |
– |
Op Pawan |
VIR CHAKRA: 10
| Wg Cdr |
Vijay Kumar Narayanan Sapre |
11285 F(P) |
109 HU |
Mi-8 |
Jaffna Helidrop 11.09.87 |
| Sqn Ldr |
Daniel Rajkumar Duraiswami |
11887 F(P) |
109 HU |
Mi-8 |
Jaffna Helidrop 11.09.87 |
| Sqn Ldr |
Tirumangal Koti Vinayraj |
11438 F(P) |
112 HU |
Mi-8 |
Jaffna Helidrop 11.09.87 |
| Flt Lt |
Vishwanath Prakash |
17149 F(P) |
107 HU |
Mi-8 |
Jaffna Helidrop 11.09.87 |
| Wg Cdr |
Chandra Dutt Upadhyay |
11336 F(P) |
118 HU |
Mi-8 |
21.10.87 Heli hit by RPG |
| Flt Lt |
Atanu Guru |
16794 F(P) |
125 H Sqn |
Mi-25 |
03.11.87 & 07-12-87 & 15-12-87 |
| Sqn Ldr |
Rajbir Singh |
14207 F(P) |
125 H Sqn |
Mi-25 |
Jaffna Operations 03.11.87 Paracdo drop Mulai. |
| Wg Cdr |
Krishna Kumar Yadav |
12032 F(P) |
|
Mi-8 |
09.11.87 |
| Flt Lt |
Nicodemus Manohar Samuel |
17449 F(P) |
109 HU |
Mi-8 |
Vavuniya Ops 22.06.88 |
| Wg Cdr |
Dhirendra Nath Sahae |
11590 F(P) |
119 HU |
Mi-8 |
24.08.88 LTTE attack on Mulaitivu |
VAYUSENA MEDAL : 8
| Sqn Ldr |
Venkatesa S Nagendra Nath |
13165 F(P) |
109 HU |
Mi-8 |
Jaffna Helidrop 11.09.87 |
| Flt Lt |
Balakrishnan Ramesh |
|
109 HU |
Mi-8 |
Jaffna Helidrop 11.09.87 |
| Flt Lt |
Sanjay Bishnoi |
16213 F(P) |
112 HU |
Mi-8 |
Jaffna Helidrop 11.09.87 |
| Sqn Ldr |
Arun Dharamdas Sonpar |
13398 F(P) |
107 HU |
Mi-8 |
Jaffna Helidrop 11.09.87 |
| Fg Offr |
MR Anand |
18257 F(P) |
109 HU |
Mi-8 |
Vavuniya Ops 22.06.88 |
| Corporal |
T Venumadhavan |
|
109 HU |
Mi-8 |
Vavuniya Ops 22.06.88 |
| Sqn Ldr |
KNG Nair |
14295 F(P) |
119 HU |
Mi-8 |
– |
| Sqn Ldr |
HS Nath |
|
122 H Flt |
Chetak |
– |
| Wg Cdr |
R V Kumar |
|
44 Sqn |
Il-76 |
– |
VISHIST SEVA MEDAL : 4
| Sgt |
SH Bhasker |
|
109 HU |
Mi-8 |
Vavuniya Ops 22.06.88 |
| Flt Lt |
VS Bharti |
|
107 HU |
Mi-8 |
– |
| Gp Capt |
AC Chopra |
7604 F(P) |
HQ SAC |
– |
– |
| Wg Cdr |
SP Dauley |
|
HQ SAC |
– |
– |