A Hall of Heroes E-Bookby C. Douglas Sterner

Vietnam War

245 American Soldiers Who Served

Beyond the Call of Duty

A Hall Of Heroes E-BookBy C. Douglas Sterner

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1963 - 1964

Humbert Roque Rocky VersaceCaptain, US Army

Born: July 2, 1937 at Honolulu, HI
Entered Service: Norfolk, VA
Date/Place of Action: Oct 29, 1963 to Sep 26, 1965 – An Xuyen Province, Vietnam
Unit: Detachment A-23, 5th Special Forces Group
Presentation: To his family at the White House
By President George W. Bush - Jan 8, 2002
Date Of Death: Sep 26, 1965 (Executed as a Prisoner of War)
Remains Not Recovered

Roger Hugh Charles DonlonCaptain, US Army

Born: Jan 30, 1934 at Saugerties, NY
Entered Service: Saugerties, NY
Date/Place of Action: Jul 06, 1964 - Nam Dong, Vietnam
Unit: Detachment A-726, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Dec 05, 1964
Presently Living in Kansas

Donald Gilbert CookColonel, US Marine Corps

Born: Aug 09, 1934 at Brooklyn, NY
Entered Service: Brooklyn, NY
Date/Place of Action: Dec 31, 1964 - Dec 08, 1967 - Binh Gia, Phouc Tuy Province, RVN
Unit: Naval Advisor Group, Military Assistance Command
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Navy Edward Hidalgo - May 16, 1980
Date Of Death: Dec 08, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA

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1965

Charles Quincy WilliamsFirst Lieutenant, US Army

Born: Sep 17, 1933 at Charleston, SC
Entered Service: Fort Jackson, SC
Date/Place of Action: Jun 09 & 10, 1965 - Con Xoai, Vietnam
Unit: Detachment A, 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Jun 23, 1966
Date Of Death: Oct 15, 1982
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA

Marvin Glen ShieldsConstruction Mechanic Third Class, US Navy

Born: Dec 30, 1939 at Port Townsend, WA
Entered Service: Seattle, WA
Date/Place of Action: Jun 10, 1965 - Cong Xoai, Vietnam
Unit: Seabee Team 1104, Mobile Construction Battalion 11
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Sep 13, 1966
Date Of Death: Jun 10, 1965 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Gardiner Cemetery - Gardiner, WA

Frank Stanley ReasonerFirst Lieutenant, US Marine Corps

Born: Sep 16, 1937 at Spokane, WA
Entered Service: Kellogg, ID
Date/Place of Action: Jul 12, 1965 - Da Nang , Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 3d Reconnaissance Bn, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitze - Jan 31, 1967
Date Of Death: Jul 12, 1965 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Greenwood Cemetery - Kellogg, ID

Robert Emmett O'MalleySergeant, US Marine Corps

Born: Jun 03, 1943 at Woodside, NY
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: Aug 18, 1965 - An Cu'ong 2, Vietnam
Unit: Company I, 3d Bn, 3d Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: At the Federal Building in Austin, TX
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Dec 06, 1966
Currently Living In Texas

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Vietnam War Recipients of the Medal of Honor - 1965

Joe Calvin PaulLance Corporal, US Marine Corps

Born: Apr 23, 1946 at Williamsburg, KY
Entered Service: Dayton, OH
Date/Place of Action: Aug 18, 1965 - Chu Lai, Vietnam
Unit: Company H, 2d Bn, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At Marine Corps Barracks, Washington, DC
By The Under Secretary of the Navy - Feb 07, 1967
Date Of Death: Aug 19, 1965 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Memorial Park Cemetery - Dayton, OH

Larry Stanley PierceSergeant, US Army

Born: Jul 06, 1941 at Wewoka, OK
Entered Service: Fresno, CA
Date/Place of Action: Sep 20, 1965 - Ben Cat, Vietnam
Unit: HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn (Airborne), 503d Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Feb 24, 1966
Date Of Death: Sep 20, 1965 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Wasco Cemetery - Wasco, CA

Milton Lee Olive, IIIPrivate First Class, US Army

Born: Nov 07, 1946 at Chicago, IL
Entered Service: Chicago, IL
Date/Place of Action: Oct 22, 1965 - Phu Cuong, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 2d Bn (Airborne), 503d Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Apr 21, 1966
Date Of Death: Oct 22, 1965 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: West Grove Cemetery - Lexington, MS

Lawrence JoelSpecialist Sixth Class, US Army

Born: Feb 22, 1928 at Winston-Salem, NC
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: Nov 08, 1965 - Vietnam
Unit: HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn (Abn), 503d Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Mar 09, 1967
Date Of Death: Feb 04, 1984
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA

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Vietnam War Recipients of the Medal of Honor - 1965

Walter Joseph Marm, Jr.First Lieutenant, US Army

Born: Nov 20, 1941 at Washington, PA
Entered Service: Pittsburgh, PA
Date/Place of Action: Nov 14, 1965 - Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 1st Bn, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Presentation: At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Dec 19, 1966
Currently Living In North Carolina

Ed W. FreemanCaptain, US Army

Born: Nov 20, 1927 at Neely, MS
Entered Service: Hattiesburg, MS
Date/Place of Action: Nov 14, 1965 - Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 229th Assault Helicopter Bn, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Presentation: At the White House
By President George W. Bush - Jul 16, 2001
Currently Living In Idaho

Harvey Curtiss "Barney" BarnumCaptain, US Marine Corps

Born: Jul 21, 1940 at Cheshire, CT
Entered Service: Cheshire, CT
Date/Place of Action: Dec 18, 1965 - Ky Phu, Vietnam
Unit: Company H, 2d Bn, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: At Marine Corps Barracks, Washington, DC
By Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitze - Feb 27, 1967
Currently Living In Virginia

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1966

James Alton GardnerFirst Lieutenant, US Army

Born: Feb 07, 1943 at Dyersburg, TN
Entered Service: Memphis, TN
Date/Place of Action: Feb 07, 1966 - My Canh, Vietnam
Unit: HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn, (Airborne), 1st Bde, 101st Airborne Division
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Oct 19, 1967
Date Of Death: Feb 07, 1966 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Fairview Cemetery - Dyersburg, TN

Daniel FernandezSpecialist Fourth Class, US Army

Born: Jun 30, 1944 at Albuquerque, NM
Entered Service: Albuquerque, NM
Date/Place of Action: Feb 18, 1966 - Cu Chi, Hau Nghia Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 1st Bn, 5th Infantry (Mechanized), 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Apr 06, 1967
Date Of Death: Feb 18, 1966 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Santa Fe National Cemetery - Santa Fe, NM

Peter Spencer ConnorStaff Sergeant, US Marine Corps

Born: Sep 4, 1932 at Orange, NJ
Entered Service: South Orange, NJ
Date/Place of Action: Feb 25, 1966 - Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company F, 2d Bn, 3d Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - May 02, 1967
Date Of Death: Mar 06, 1966 (Killed In Action) Died on Hospital Ship USS Repose
Buried At: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery - San Diego, CA

John Robert HibbsSecond Lieutenant, US Army

Born: Apr 21, 1943 at Omaha, NE
Entered Service: Des Moines, IA
Date/Place of Action: Mar 05, 1966 - Don Dien Lo Ke, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 2d Bn, 28th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At Fort Myers, VA
By Secretary of the Army Stanley R. Resor on Jan 26, 1967
Date Of Death: Mar 05, 1966 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Greenwood Cemetery - Cedar Falls, IA

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Vietnam War Recipients of the Medal of Honor - 1966

Bernard Francis FisherMajor, US Air Force

Born: Jan 11, 1927 at San Bernardino, CA
Entered Service: Kuna, ID
Date/Place of Action: Mar 10, 1966 - Bien Hoa and Pleiku, Vietnam
Unit: 1st Air Commandos
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Jan 19, 1967
Currently Living In Idaho

Alfred RasconSpecialist Fourth Class, US Army

Born: 1945 at Chihuahua, Mexico
Entered Service: Oxnard, CA
Date/Place of Action: Mar 16, 1966 - Long Khanh Province, Vietnam
Unit: HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn, 503d Regiment, 173d Airborne Brigade (Separate)
Presentation: At the White House
By President William J. Clinton - Feb 08, 2000
Currently Living In Maryland

Robert R. IngramHospital Corpsman, US Navy

Born: Jan 20, 1945 at Clearwater, FL
Entered Service: Clearwater, FL
Date/Place of Action: Mar 28, 1966 - Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 1st Bn, 7th Marines
Presentation: At the White House
By President William J. Clinton - Jul 10, 1998
Currently Living In Florida

James William Robinson, Jr.Sergeant, US Army

Born: Aug 30, 1940 at Hinsdale, IL
Entered Service: Chicago, IL
Date/Place of Action: Apr 11, 1966 - Vietnam
Unit: Company D, 2d Bn, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Jul 16, 1967
Date Of Death: Apr 11, 1966 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Clarendon Hills Cemetery - Westmont, IL

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Vietnam War Recipients of the Medal of Honor - 1966

William H. PitsenbargerAirman First Class, US Air Force

Born: Jul 08, 1944 at Piqua, OH
Entered Service: Piqua, OH
Date/Place of Action: Apr 11, 1966 - Near Cam My, Vietnam
Unit: Detachment 6, 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Bien Hoa AB
Presentation: To his father at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
By Secretary of the Air Force F. Whitten Peters on Dec 8, 2000
Date Of Death: May 18, 1966 (Killed In Action)

Jimmy Goethel StewartStaff Sergeant, US Army

Born: Dec 25, 1942 at West Columbia, WV
Entered Service: Ashland, KY
Date/Place of Action: May 18, 1966 - Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 2d Bn, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Presentation: At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Aug 24, 1967
Date Of Death: May 18, 1966 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Riverview Cemetery - Middleport, OK

David Charles DolbySergeant, US Army

Born: May 14, 1946 at Norristown, PA
Entered Service: Philadelphia, PA
Date/Place of Action: May 21, 1966 - Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 1st Bn (Airborne), 8th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Sep 28, 1967
Currently Living In Pennsylvania

Jimmie Earl HowardGunnery Sergeant, US Marine Corps

Born: Jul 27, 1929 at Burlington, IA
Entered Service: Burlington, IA
Date/Place of Action: Jun 16, 1966 - Chu Lai, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Bn, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Aug 21, 1967
Date Of Death: November 12, 1993
Buried At: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery - San Diego, CA

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Vietnam War Recipients of the Medal of Honor - 1966

Ronald Eric RayCaptain, US Army

Born: Dec 07, 1941 at Cordele, GA
Entered Service: Atlanta, GA
Date/Place of Action: Jun 19, 1966 - Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 2d Bn, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - May 14, 1970
Currently Living in Florida

Charles Bedford MorrisStaff Sergeant, US Army

Born: Dec 29, 1931 at Carroll County, VA
Entered Service: Roanoke, VA
Date/Place of Action: Jun 29, 1966 - Xuan Loc, Vietnam
Unit: Co A, 2d Bn (Airborne), 503d Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade (Separate)
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Nov 16, 1967
Date Of Death:

Donald Russell LongSergeant, US Army

Born: Aug 27, 1939 at Blackfork, OH
Entered Service: Ashland, KY
Date/Place of Action: Jun 30, 1966 - Vietnam
Unit: Troop C, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Feb 08, 1968
Date Of Death: Jun 30, 1966 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Union Baptist Church Cemetery - Blackfork, OH

Robert Joseph ModrzejewskiMajor, US Marine Corps

Born: Jul 03, 1934 at Milwaukee, WI
Entered Service: Milwaukee, WI
Date/Place of Action: Jul 15 - 18, 1966 - Vietnam
Unit: Company K, 3d Bn, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Mar 12, 1968
Currently Living in California

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Vietnam War Recipients of the Medal of Honor - 1966

John James McGinty, IIISecond Lieutenant, US Marine Corps

Born: Jan 21, 1940 at Boston, MA
Entered Service: Laurel Bay, SC
Date/Place of Action: Jul 18, 1966 - Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company K, 3d Bn, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Mar 12, 1968
Currently Living in California

Richard Allan PittmanSergeant, US Marine Corps

Born: May 26, 1945 at French Camp, CA
Entered Service: Stockton, CA
Date/Place of Action: Jul 24, 1966 - DMZ, Vietnam
Unit: Company I, 3d Bn, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: At The Pentagon
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - May 14, 1968
Currently Living in California

Howard Vincent LeeMajor, US Marine Corps

Born: Aug 01, 1933 at New York, NY
Entered Service: Dumfries, VA
Date/Place of Action: Aug 08 & 09, 1966 - Cam Lo, Vietnam
Unit: Company E, 2d Bn, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Oct 25, 1967
Currently Living in Virginia

Billy Lane LaufferPrivate First Class, US Army