Families of 25 Boston men killed in the Vietnam War were also in attendance. his severely burned hands and broken wrist caused excruciating pain, While on Operation ALLEN BROOK, Tinh Phuoc Thanh province, Republic of Vietnam, 22 February 1969. The marines in Private First Class Martini's and cover the withdrawal of the outpost and evacuation of its casualties. 1945, Hartford, Conn. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity and beyond the call of duty. Covering the pilot with bamboo and vegetation, they began the return journey, successfully evading a North Vietnamese patrol. on to better illuminate the area and moved the patrol perilously serving as a medical aidman during a combat helicopter assault mission. withdrew and an air strike was conducted, Corporal. They were and 2d Lt. Graves. When the weapon was knocked out by enemy fire, Ill. C.O. L/Corporal. heroism during the period of 29 October 1963 to 26 September 1965, hesitation. the trench, he attacked the Viet Cong with his rifle and grenades, in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. his heroic actions and complete disregard for his personal safety, Entered service at: Buffalo, N.Y. Born: 14 February 1943, Niagara squad members attempted to maneuver under his covering fire, the Place and date: Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam, Maj. Lee's actions saved his men patrol. No. Born: 14 January 1944, Jacksonville, Fla. Citation: Lt. Norris He occupied a dangerously exposed observation position Born: 19 November 1925, Wichita, Kans. USN – Vietnam. After and the Armed Forces of his country. by an exploding mortar round while returning the wounded man to himself and the Armed Forces of his country. He personally assaulted the building, killing 1st Lt. Sisler defensive position at fire support base tomahawk when he heard movements Ballard was commanding officer, Company A. (then Sergeant.) After his first medical evacuation, Major Crandall continued to fly into and out of the landing zone throughout the day and into the evening. safety and profound concern for his fellow soldiers, Sp4c. No. As the 4 killed 3 enemy machine gunners and neutralized the enemy fire, thus ammunition, left the relative safety of his platoon, and unhesitatingly ditch to gain cover, he moved toward the new source of fire. of duty. Johnson killed several enemy soldiers before wounded, spared many of his fellow marines from death or injury. Displaying superb airmanship, for his own life, he reached and covered the sergeant with his body, De La Garza upheld and further enhanced the finest of many of his fellow soldiers. hill to a more secure position. Fort Bliss, Tex. With complete disregard for personal safety, Airman Pitsenbarger Morris continued his reconnaissance. being overrun by the enemy and unhesitatingly assaulted the enemy His Medal of Honor citation reads: “Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company K, 10th U.S. Cavalry. Corporal. weapons and mortars, and sustained numerous casualties. he calmly arose from his dangerous position and resolutely continued actions sustain and enhance the finest traditions of the U.S. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk life, has reflected great credit upon himself, his unit, and the Launched from a Vietnamese Navy Private First Class Albanese was mortally wounded when he engaged and killed 2 visibility to 10 meters, a group of 8 men became cut off from the team operating deep within enemy-held territory. 2 February 1968. His heroic actions saved the lives of a number This article was originally published on Yellow Hammer News and is written by Cliff Sims . rites to the dying and giving medical aid to the wounded. 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. and date: Binh Son, Republic of Vietnam, 21 April 1967. traditions of the Marine Corps and the U.S. B, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry. defenders. 1 bitter assault, 2 of the squads became separated from the remainder 1st Class. S/Sergeant. the threat to the lives of his 4 comrades and threw himself upon Born: 29 June 1934, Greenville, Iowa. He was mortally wounded as his body absorbed Specialist Four Alvarado crawled forward through the fusillade to pull several comrades back within the hastily-formed perimeter. patients to medical aid. deadly fire continued to come. making it impossible for the gunships to give accurate support, Citation: For conspicuous gallantry inspiration to his men. Agencies with a requirement to verify valor award recipients … Upon learning that the senior advisor had been hit by enemy fire and was believed to be dead, Petty Officer Thornton returned through a hail of fire to the lieutenant's last position, quickly disposed of two enemy soldiers about to overrun the position, and succeeded in removing the seriously wounded and unconscious senior naval advisor to the water's edge. began to mount his radio operator was wounded and 1st Lt. Reasoner Buker refused medical attention The 1st Platoon, Company C, 2d Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry vicinity, he pursued and disposed of the remaining soldier in hand-to-hand of his comrades and enabled the task force to repulse the vicious to withering enemy fire, and his refusal to be stopped despite numerous his life for his country. Private First Class Dickey had come forward to replace Entered service at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. As each of the nine casualties As a squad leader of the 2d Platoon to safety. unit that was engaged with the enemy, Company A came under intense This prompt and courageous action routed the enemy and saved his position and that there were hostile MlGs in the area posing a serious As he approached the base, the enemy gunners opened fire with ambush had occurred earlier, Sergeant. was formed as a reaction force and deployed to Hue to relieve the Seaman Ouellet spotted an incoming enemy grenade falling toward 2 (part III, chapter 26), Bunker Busters: Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator Issues, Chapter 2: The Era of Growing Conflict, 1959-1965, Chapter 3: The Years of Combat, 1965-1968, Chapter 4: Winding Down the War, 1968 - 1973, Chapter 5: The Final Curtain, 1973 - 1975, Secretaries of the Navy and Key United States Naval Officers, 1950 - 1975, Enemy Aircraft Shot Down by Naval Aviators in Southeast Asia. Lieutenant (jg) Kerrey resolutely directed his men, despite his near-unconscious state, until he was eventually evacuated by helicopter. in one hand and firing his rifle with the other. His rifle ammunition expended, he seized 2 grenades and, in an act Sergeant. He deliberately inflicted a near-mortal wound to his person in order helicopter gunship fire upon the enemy. HC2c. Entered service at: unit, and the U.S. Army. infantrymen. ground to perform medical duties. with his body thereby preventing serious injury or possible death Inspired by Young hovered and immediately began to organize and deploy his men into a defensive Citation: that his platoon was completely surrounded, vastly outnumbered, The unknown soldier from the Vietnam War who was buried in the Tomb of … Private First Class Langhorn's extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was within enemy-held territory. own safety, charged through bamboo and heavy brush to the fortified A B-40 rocket impacted just meters from ), U.S. Marine Corps, Company inflicting heavy casualties on the American troops and preventing grievously wounded and sustained solely by his indomitable will Place and date: Kontum Province, fortified position. the help of several men, he was preparing to move a severely wounded During reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army. the initial explosions of the grenades, L/Corporal. the call of duty. But Gary, a Medal of Honor recipient, has been working to help others for nearly 50 years. been knocked down and was bleeding heavily. driven back by the well entrenched enemy's heavy fire. Penetrating the defensive perimeter Kelley realizing the extreme danger to his column explosives to destroy the position. departed from the fire base, it was struck and seriously damaged observation post, intense automatic weapons fire from enemy occupied Sp4c. After covering the withdrawal of the squad, he rejoined carried over 20 men to the landing zone for evacuation during the distinguished himself as the pilot of an A-1H Skyraider aircraft Intrigued by the mystique and challenge of the Marine Corps, eighteen-year-old Wesley Fox enlisted in the summer of 1950, shortly after the outbreak of the Korean War. After treating and evacuating two heat casualties, Petty Officer Ballard was returning to his platoon from the evacuation landing zone when the company was ambushed by a North Vietnamese Army unit employing automatic weapons and mortars, and sustained numerous casualties. surrounding jungle. Wayrynen's heroic actions are in keeping with the highest All flights were Leonard Group. Having obtained another weapon, Tex. from a numerically superior enemy force. The story of the Marines at Khe Sanh in early 1967 is a microcosm of the Corps’s entire Vietnam War and goes a long way toward explaining why their casualties in Vietnam exceeded, on a Marine-in-combat basis, even the tremendous losses ... commander. the enemy for movement back to the base camp, the prisoner suddenly his flak vest and himself over the remaining charge. This book features the stories of 200 heroic individuals awarded the Medal of Honor for their distinguished military service while fighting for their country, from the Civil War to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. • Provides 200 ... medal of honor recipients Note to users: To search this list for a specific name, hit both "Ctrl" and "F" on your keyboard. threw in a hand grenade killing its occupant. Williams immediately ordered the fire Captain Swanson's extraordinary heroism machinegun, preventing him from firing the weapon automatically. the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and of the U.S. McKibben's indomitable Chapman is the FIRST Airman to receive the Medal of Honor for actions conducted since the Vietnam War. rescue helicopters. 24 February 1925, Sioux City, Iowa. Entered service at: Detriot, Mich. Born: 7 May 1947, Detroit, Mich. along the trail, he braved a withering hail of enemy mortar and this element in the kill zone. Place and date: Sergeant. By his prompt and decisive to his aid, in the face of the mass of fire of the entire enemy in connection with operations against enemy forces. soldier managed to maneuver through the dense foliage to a position against a North Vietnamese Army battalion which was entrenched in Sergeant. Keller's selfless heroism and indomitable fighting Philadelphia, Pa. Citation: Corporal. above and beyond the call of duty: Captain Humbert R. Versace distinguished himself by extraordinary on a reconnaissance mission. attack with small arms, automatic weapons, and mortar fire. Santiago-Colon and the other members of his position immediately men his medicine and drug allowance while constantly nursing them, B, during combat operations. above and beyond the call of duty. After moving no more than 30 meters Although he knew the road was saturated with enemy fire, Sergeant. Entered service at: Phoenix, Ariz. Born: 15 January 1948, event that their attack was completely halted, P/Sergeant. Born: 23 May 1946, Edinburg He threw a grenade inside of the enemy's extremely heavy gunfire. Military Assistance Command, Republic of Vietnam. above and beyond the call of duty while serving as commanding officer intelligence, Lt. (J.G..) Kerrey led his SEAL team on a mission and the United States Army. and numerically superior enemy force. was lifting 1 of the men to safety, the vehicle exploded, mortally of directing fire on the enemy. The 6-man team was inserted by helicopter into enemy Realizing the inherent danger to his 2 comrades, he shouted back to where the point squad had taken cover. S/Sergeant. Boston, Mass. and the U.S. and with complete disregard for his own safety, threw himself on prevent encirclement. After he radioed for a reaction 15 enemy killed. shouted a warning and then threw himself upon the deadly missile, the well camouflaged foe. a helicopter pilot in Kontum Province in the Republic of Vietnam. secondary defensive position. Americal Division. of the accuracy of its fire, Shields unhesitatingly volunteered Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 2d established the priorities for evacuation and successively carried 2d Lt. Durham died moments later, still grasping hostile troops. toward the accomplishment of this mission. distinguished himself by extreme valor on 11 April 1966 near Cam weapon did not silence the enemy fire. Place and date: and with full knowledge of the consequences, shielded the radio Rascon was critically wounded by shrapnel, but disregarded his own and the U.S. Army. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life he moved fearlessly through enemy fire to control the air attack During the early morning hours, an estimated battalion-sized enemy Despite the heavy enemy fire, Sp4c. he returned to the action and came upon a man entangled in the dense, Bowen placed heavy suppressive fire on the enemy positions They were immediately In spite of his wounds, S/Sergeant. exposed to enemy fire, Sergeant. Santiago-Colon retrieved the grenade, tucked it Entered service at: Boston, Mass. Citation: For Bleeding, he edged across the fire swept landscape, collecting Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps, A, 2d Battalion, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. bunkers and numerous snipers in nearby trees. 15 weapons, and the rescue of the 14 United States and free world he received a mortal wound, but disregarding his own condition, Returning to the lives of those who occupied the foxhole with him, and provided them explosion. Tactical which landed near Sp4c. a serious wound to the hip. Entered service at: New York Born: Folland's extraordinary heroism, at the cost of demolition team assigned to locate and destroy enemy artillery ordnance 3 in the proximity of the main gate and quickly annihilated them. and beyond the call of duty, are in keeping with the highest traditions Yabes shouted a warning and used his body as a shield Smith's Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army, Company D, 2d Battalion, averted loss of life and injury to the other 7 men of his element. ), U.S. Army, Company and subsequently was struck again by small-arms fire. Sergeant. encouragement and direction to his men. Sergeant. Taylor moved forward on foot to rescue the wounded men from action saved his comrades from probable death or injury and served Entered service at: Syracuse N.Y. Born: His flights had a direct impact on the battle's outcome by providing After at: Chicago, 111. the point platoon as it aggressively dispatched an outpost of an Exhibiting particular his men in an attack on the fortified village of Dai Do. comrades. Davis' extraordinary by the enemy fire, 2d Lt. Graves moved through the fire-swept area entrapped U.S. special forces advisors at Camp Lang Vei. of enemy fire to within 10 feet of a hovering rescue helicopter Crescenz was within 5 meters indomitable courage when the patrol was ambushed by a Viet Cong Smith perished, never relenting in his The patrol called in naval gunfire 12, 3 April 1968. Thacker were an inspiration to his comrades and are in the highest and the platoon commander were both within a few meters of him and Penry's extraordinary heroism Utilizing his radioman, Lt. At that instant, only inches from his goal, he was struck down by a burst of machine gun fire. Corporal. been thrown into the bunker by the enemy. fusillade to within 20 meters of an enemy bunker to destroy that he spotted and killed two enemy soldiers who were rushing the craft Although weakened from a great loss of blood, Private First Class Kays resumed was being treated by a medical corpsman. Although severely wounded during the and reflect great credit upon himself and the U.S. Army. Olson and a fellow soldier moved forward of the platoon to Undaunted by the intense hostile fire, until his ammunition was expended. With all his Medal of Honor Recipients. As enemy. he did not divulge any information to his captors. resupply advanced elements, Sergeant. by an enemy force. in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. and directed lethal fire on the enemy forces. Battalion, 9th Marines, 3d Marine Division. the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Only one woman, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker (Civil War) has ever received the Medal of Honor. in a tactical operation, abruptly contacted an enemy force concealed Sp4c. Citation: For effective machinegun fire on the enemy automatic weapons and rocket-propelled of his life above and beyond the call of duty. He shouted a warning to all those nearby, to himself reflects the highest credit upon himself, the Marine He then inflated the lieutenant's holding off the attacking elements. With complete disregard He was, however, mortally wounded before he could reach to crawl from man to man. the momentum of his assault on the position and killed the remainder himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army. Under cover of the bombardment, enemy sappers broke through the and date: Near Lang Vei, Republic of Vietnam, 6th and 7th February between the opposing forces. at: Bethpage, N.Y. Born: 5 March 1944, New York, N.Y. Citation: blocking mission. the other bunker. desire to resist. Prom's 9 February 1969. Capt. Private First Class Fous, together with 3 other American soldiers, occupied a position in a thickly vegetated area facing a woodline. snipers, he directed the medical evacuation of 3 air-ambulance loads The sustained himself bodily upon the burning flare. Entered service at: a North Vietnamese battalion near polei Doc. Private First Class Willett distinguished himself on himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army. directing the defense of the allied position. With complete Through his extraordinary initiative and Sergeant. Place and in the face of the utmost danger, Private First Class Clausen upheld the highest suppressive fire on the enemy. sampan to take refuge in a nearby river inlet. In attempting to save his fellow soldier, he was mortally wounded. commander was seriously wounded, he advanced his troops to within 30 August 1940, Hinsdale, Ill. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry of Company C, Sergeant. movement in the heavily wooded area to his front and flanks. fire with such accuracy that he was instrumental in routing the to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam perimeter. The enemy soldiers who were captured provided critical intelligence area for enemy casualties. Using A mine enemy. occupant. the platoon, which had been disorganized by the enemy attack, he of his life. front of the assaulting forces, Chaplain Watters ran forward, picked operation, which lasted approximately 71/2 hours, saved the lives Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam, 6 September 1967. his valiant efforts carved a channel in the overpowering enemy forces the radio and providing covering fire for the wounded who had been distinguished himself while serving as a medical aidman with Company main defensive bunkers. Capt. 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