" LBJ's Silver Star Navy Lt. Cmdr. Lyndon Baines Johnson, the first member of Congress to enter active duty in World War II, was awarded the Silver Star in 1942 for gallantry in action on a flight over enemy territory. But historians have called Johnson's decoration one of the most undeserved Silver Stars in history, and CNN's review of the historical record raises new questions about the circumstances of its award by Gen. Douglas McArthur nearly 60 years ago.
LBJ had been in congress since 1938. The acft was a B-25, the crewmembers got nothing.
Ever hear the tale of LBJ's flight home? Supposedly when his helo took him to his ranch after Nixon's inauguration, no one was there to meet him. LBJ insisted that Marine-1 remain there, but the crew stated: "This isn't your helicopter anymore", unloaded his bags and took off. The pilot said the last he saw of LBJ was the big old SOB stomping his foot and shaking a fist at them.
Probably a myth, but does a heart good.