Home About the Medal About the Ceremony Class of 2000 Class of 2001 Class of 2002 Class of 2003 Class of 2004 Class of 2005 Class of 2006 Class of 2007 Class of 2008 Class of 2009 Class of 2010 Class of 2011 Class of 2012 Class of 2013 Class of 2014 Class of 2015 Class of 2016	Inductees    Nominations    Sponsors/Donations    News/Info    About OMHOF    Contact Us Senior Master Sergeant Terry K. Kerr Class of 2000   United States Air Force DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS Citation Senior Master Sergeant Terry K. Kerr distinguished himself by heroism while participating in aerial flight as Boom Operator over the Gulf of Arabia in Operation DESERT STORM on 13 February 1991. On that date, while flying as Boom Operator on a KC-135 Aircraft, Sergeant Kerr's aircraft experienced an explosion in the galley area of the fuselage. The explosion knocked him to the deck. The ensuing fire engulfed the aircraft in heavy suffocating smoke causing him to suffer first and second degree burns on the face and scalp and burned away over twenty-five percent of his hair. Sergeant Kerr had the presence of mind to run to the cockpit and don emergency oxygen equipment. After acquiring a fire extinguisher, he reentered the galley region, which by now was a raging fire, and extinguished the flames. His quick thinking and heroic reaction were directly responsible for saving the lives of his crew and allowing the safe recovery of the aircraft. The outstanding heroism and selfless devotion to duty displayed by Sergeant Kerr reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.
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