Who is the most decorated pilot in U.S. Air Force history?
Duane D. Hackney
Hackney went on to receive more than 70 individual awards becoming the most decorated enlisted man in Air Force history.[2]  He was the winner of the Cheney Award for 1967. The Cheney award is given annually to a member of USAF for an act of valor, extreme fortitude, or self-sacrifice in a humanitarian interest performed in conjunction with aircraft.[3] Upon his return from Vietnam in 1967, Hackney was deployed to the 41st Aerospace Rescue & Recovery Squadron (41st ARRS) at Hamilton Air Force Base, in Marin County, California. Shortly after the awarding of his Air Force Cross on September 9, 1967, Hackney made a guest appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. In 1991 he retired as a Chief Master Sergeant.