1919年,美国陆军下士拉林·希尔因救救美国飞行员威尔福德·麦克法登·小J.在WWI期间遭枪击而获得荣誉勋章。 U.S. Army corporal Ralyn Hill received the Medal of Honor in 1919 for rescuing American pilot Wellford MacFadden Jr. under fire during WWI.

美国陆军第129步兵团的Ralyn Hill下士于1919年获得荣誉勋章,原因是1918年10月7日美军空军飞行员Wellford MacFadden Jr. Corporal Ralyn Hill of the U.S. Army’s 129th Infantry Regiment earned the Medal of Honor in 1919 for rescuing 2nd Lt. Wellford MacFadden Jr., a U.S. Army Air Service pilot, under heavy fire during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive on October 7, 1918. MacFadden驾驶法国制造的Spad 13号和103号Aero中队,在法国布里厄尔斯附近被击落和杀害。 MacFadden, flying a French-built Spad XIII with the 103rd Aero Squadron, was shot down and killed near Brieulles, France. 尽管初次报告误认为飞行员是法国人,但新证据利用美国航空局的记录证实了他的美国身份,并证实了他坟墓的重新发现。 Though initial reports misidentified the pilot as French, new evidence confirms his U.S. identity using U.S. Air Service records and the rediscovery of his grave. 数十年后, 山丘在敌军火力下横跨一座人行桥的勇敢救援行动得到了验证, 解决了一个长期存在的谜团。 Hill’s daring rescue across a footbridge under enemy fire was validated decades later, resolving a long-standing mystery. 他在战争中幸存下来,在执法部门工作,并于1977年死亡。 He survived the war, worked in law enforcement, and died in 1977.