U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers
On May 7, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev revealed that not only had the pilot been captured alive, but that a spy camera and film had been recovered from the plane's wreckage.
After 21 months in a Russian prison, Powers was freed as part of a prisoner exchange between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. Powers was traded for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel.
Captain Powers was awarded the Silver Star posthumously for his "exceptional loyalty" to the U.S. while enduring harsh interrogation in the Lubyanka Prison in Moscow for almost two years.