- Became an ace (shot down at least five enemy planes) during World War Two.
- General Yeager has written two best-selling books.
- General Yeager still holds many aviation records - time to climb - FAI.
- Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985 by President Ronald Reagan.
- In 1976 he received a unique Congressional Silver Medal, "equivalent to a noncombat Medal of Honor, for contributing immeasurably to aerospace science by risking his life in piloting the X S - 1 research airplane faster than the speed of sound on October 14, 1947." (U.S. Public Law 94-179, December 23, 1975).
- Father of Susan Yeager, Michael Yeager, Don Yeager, and Sharon Yeager Flick.
- He was the son of Susie Mae (Sizemore) and Albert Hal Yeager. His parents both farmed. He was raised mostly in Hamlin, West Virginia.
- Uncle of MLB player Steve Yeager.
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