President Dwight D. Eisenhower congratulates Jacqueline Cochran and Major Chuck Yeager, recipients of the Harmon Trophy, 1954. Miss Cochran and Major Yeager were the first man and woman to fly faster than sound. Air Force Secretary Harold Talbott and Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson, joined them for a brief ceremony at the White House. (© Bettmann/CORBIS) Return to Previous Page Back to: Chuck Yeager Profile Chuck Yeager Biography Chuck Yeager Interview Chuck Yeager Photo Gallery