Tribute Page for Medal of Honor Recipients: Vietnam War '64-72

Medal of Honor
Recipients

Vietnam War 1964 -72

The complete and official list of military recipients of those U.S. servicemen who, during the Vietnam War, received the nations highest military award.

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This tribute page represents excerpts from the web site of http://www.mishalov.com/Citations.html where you will find much more in the way of background links, ie, obituaries and memorabilia. The intention is to honor and provide a prospective for web publishing, in general, lacking today.

Statistical information incorporated on the citation pages for most of the Medal of Honor recipients was retrieved from http://www.no-quarter.org. Thanks to Chris Shepard and Tom Holloway. Thanks to Doug Sterner for many of the photographs on the citation pages and of course, Neil Mishalov for his compilation efforts.

The recipients selected for a special rendition, amongst those listed below, without regard for branch of miliary service nor rank except my personal prejudice towards the extreme valor demonstrated by all combat medics!

Combat Medic's Badge! Alfred Rascon
Specialist Fourth Class
Medic - U.S. Army
Reconnaissance Platoon,
Headquarters Company
1^st Battalion (Airborne), 503^rd Infantry
173^rd Airborne Brigade (Separate)

Awarded on 8 Feb 2000 for Valor, Gallantry and Heroism

Born in Chihuahua, Mexico in 1945.

James Anderson, Jr.
Marine - Private First Class
U.S. Marine Corps
2^nd Platoon, Company F
2^nd Battalion, 3^rd Marines
3^rd Marine Division

For Action on 28 Feb 67 in Quang Tri Province

Born 22 Jan 67 (H.O.R.) Compton, California (Los Angeles)

The Wall Reference: Panel 15E - Row 112

MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 0311

PFC Anderson, Jr. was the first Negro American to be recipient of the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War and of course, not the last... This Memorial Day, 2000 - special cemetary memorial honors was provided for him complete with Marine Honor Guard Salute, releasing of white dove birds and an extraordinary tombstone marker with his image and citation type inscription. Family members and other proud Nego Americans participated in the ceremony taking great pride in PFC Anderson's personal sacrafice (KIA.)

Listed below are links to the official military citations for the 241 men who were awarded the Medal of Honor for combat actions during the Vietnam War. The recipients are listed alphabetically without regard to the military branch they served in or their rank.

Chart Legend: * = KIA (Killed in Action) P = Photograph R = Remembrance

Adams, William E. * ^P Albanese, Lewis * ^P Anderson, James, Jr. *

Anderson,_Richard A* ^P Anderson, Webster ^P Ashley, Eugene, Jr. *

Austin, Oscar P. * Baca, John P. ^P Bacon, Nicky D. ^P

Baker, John F. ^P Ballard, Donald E. ^P Barker, Jedh C. * ^P

Barnes, John A. III * Barnum, Harvey C. ^P Beikirch, Gary B. ^P

Belcher, Ted* ^R Bellrichard, Leslie A. * ^P Benavidez, Roy P. ^P/R

Bennett, Steven L. * ^P Bennett, Thomas W. * ^P/R Blanchfield, Michael R. * ^P

Bobo, John P. * ^P Bondsteel, James L. ^P/R Bowen, Hammett L.,Jr. * ^P

Brady, Patrick Henry ^P Bruce, Daniel D. * ^P Bryant, William M. * ^P/R

Bucha, Paul W. ^P Buker, Brian L. * Burke, Robert C. * ^P

Capodanno, Vincent * ^P/R Caron, Wayne M. * ^P Carter, Bruce W. * ^P

Cavaiani, Jon R. ^P Clausen, Raymond M. ^P Coker, Ronald L. * ^P

Connor, Peter S. * ^P Cook, Donald G. * ^P Creek, Thomas E. * ^P

Crescenz, Michael J. * ^P Cutinha, Nicholas J. * ^P Dahl, Larry G. * ^P/R

Davis, Rodney M. * Davis, Sammy L. ^P Day, George E. ^P

De La Garza, Emilio A. * ^P Dethlefsean, Merlyn H. ^P Devore, Edward A., Jr. *

Dias, Ralph E. * ^P Dickey, Douglas E. * ^P Dix, Drew D. ^P

Doane, Stephen H. * ^P Dolby, David C. ^P Donlon, Roger Hugh C. ^P

Dunagan, Kern W. ^P Durham, Harold B.,Jr. * English, Glenn H.,Jr. * ^P

Estocin, Michael J. * ^P Evans, Donald W., Jr. * ^P Evans, Rodney, Jr. * ^P

Ferguson, Frederick E. ^P Fernandez, Daniel * ^P Fisher, Bernard F. ^P

Fitz Maurice, Michael J. ^P Fleek, Charles C. * Fleming, James P. ^P

Foley, Robert F. ^P Folland, Michael F. * Foster, Paul H. * ^P

Fournet, Douglas B. * ^P Fous, James W. * Fox, Wesley L. ^P

Fratellenico, Frank R. * Fritz, Harold A. ^P Gardner, James A. *

Gertsch, John G. * Gonzalez, Alfredo* ^R Graham, James A. * ^R

Grandstaff, Bruce A. * ^P/R Grant, Joseph X. * ^P Graves, Terrence C. * ^P/R

Guenette, Peter M. * Hagemeister, Charles C ^P Hagen, Loren D. *

Hartsock, Robert W. * ^P/R Harvey, Carmel B., Jr. * ^P Herda, Frank A.

Hibbs, Robert J. * Holcomb, John N. * ^P Hooper, Joe R. ^P/R

Hosking, Charles E., Jr. * Howard, Jimmie E. ^P/R Howard, Robert L. ^P

Howe, James D. * ^P Ingalls, George A. * ^P Ingram, Robert R. ^P/R

Jackson, Joe M. ^P Jacobs, Jack H. ^P Jenkins, Don J. ^P

Jenkins, Robert H., Jr. * ^P/R Jennings, Delbert O. ^P Jimenez, Jose F. * ^P

Joel, Lawrence Johnson, Donald R. * Johnson, Dwight H. ^P/R

Johnson, Ralph H. * ^P Jones, William A., III ^P Karopczyc, Stephan E. * ^P

Kawamura, Terry T. * ^P Kays, Kenneth M. ^P Kedenburg, John J. * ^P

Keith, Miguel* ^P Keller, Leonard B. ^P Kelley, Thomas G. ^P/R

Kellogg, Allan J.,Jr. ^P Kerrey, Joseph R. ^P Kinsman, Thomas J. ^P

Lambers, Paul R. ^P Lang, George C. ^P Langhorn, Garfield M. * ^P/R

LaPointe, Joseph G., Jr. * Lassen, Clyde E. ^R Lauffer, Billy L. *

Law, Robert D. * ^P Lee, Howard V. ^P Lee, Milton A. * ^P/R

Leisy, Robert R. * Lemon, Peter C. ^P Leonard, Matthew*

Levitow, John L. ^P/R Liteky, Angelo J. ^P/R Littrell, Gary L. ^P

Livingston, James E. ^P Long, Donald R. * Lozada, Carlos J. * ^P

Lucas, Andre C. * Lynch, Allen J. ^P Marm, Walter J., Jr. ^P

Martini, Gary W. * ^P Maxam, Larry L. * ^P/R McCleery, Finnis D. ^P/R

McDonald, Phill G. * ^P McGinty, John J.,III ^P/R McGonagle, William L. ^P/R

McKibben, Ray* McMahon, Thomas J. * ^P McNerney, David H. ^P

McWethy, Edgar Lee * Michael, Don L. * ^P Miller, Franklin D. ^P

Miller, Gary L. * ^R Modrzejewski, Robert J. ^P Molnar, Frankie Z. * ^P

Monroe, James H. * Morgan, William D. * ^P Morris,Charles B. ^P

Murray, Robert C. * ^P Nash, David P. * Newlin, Melvin E. * ^P

Noonan, Thomas Jr. * ^P/R Norris, Thomas R. ^P/R Novosel, Michael J. ^P

O'Malley, Robert E. ^P Olive, Milton L.III* ^P/R Olson, Kenneth L. * ^P/R

Ouellet, David G. * ^P Patterson, Robert M. ^P Paul, Joe C. * ^P

Penry, Richard A. ^P/R Perkins, William T. Jr. >* ^P Peters, Lawrence D. * ^P

Petersen, Danny J. * Phipps, Jimmy W. * ^R Pierce, Larry S. *

Pittman, Richard A. ^P Pitts, Riley S. * Pless, Stephen W. ^P

Port, William D. * ^P/R Poxon, Robert L. * ^P Prom, William R. * ^P/R

Pruden, Robert J. * ^P Rabel, Laszlo* ^P/R Alfred Rascon ^P/R

Ray, David R. * ^P/R Ray, Ronald E. ^P Reasoner, Frank S. * ^P

Roark, Anund C. * ^P Roberts, Gordon R. Robinson, James W., Jr. * ^R

Rocco, Louis R. ^P Rogers, Charles C. Rubio, Euripides* ^P/R

Santiago-Colon, Hector* ^P Sargent, Ruppert L. * Sasser, Clarence E. ^P

Seay, William W. * ^R Shea, Daniel J. * ^P Shields, Marvin G. * ^P

Sijan, Lance P. * ^P/R Sims, Clifford C. * Singleton, Walter K. * ^P

Sisler, George K. * ^P Skidgel, Donald S. * ^P Smedley, Larry E. * ^P

Smith, Elmelindo R. * ^P Sprayberry, James M. ^P Steindam, Russel A. * ^P

Stewart, Jimmy G. * ^P Stockdale, James B. ^P Stone, Lester R., Jr. *

Stout, Mitchell W. * ^P/R Stryker, Robert F. * Stumpf, Kenneth E. ^P/R

Taylor, James A. ^P Taylor, Karl G., Sr. * ^P/R Thacker, Brian M. ^P

Thornton, Michael E. ^P/R Thorsness, Leo K. ^P Vargas, Jay R. ^P

Warren, John E., Jr. * Watters, Charles J. * ^P Wayrynen, Dale E. *

Weber, Lester W. * ^P Wetzel, Gary G. ^P Wheat, Roy M. * ^P

Wickam, Jerry W. * Wilbanks, Hilliard A. * ^P Willett, Louis E. * ^P

Williams, Charles Q. ^P Williams, Dewayne T. * ^P Williams, James E.^P/R

Wilson, Alfred M. * ^P Winder, David F. * Worley, Kenneth L. *^P

Wright, Raymond R. ^R Yabes, Maximo* ^P Yano, Rodney J.T. * ^P

Yntema, Gordon D. * ^P/R Young, Gerald O. ^P Young, Marvin R. * ^P/R

Zabitosky, Fred W.^P History of, and Criteria for, the Medal of Honor

* = KIA (Killed in Action) Living Medal of Honor Recipients

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This tribute page represents excerpts from the web site of http://www.mishalov.com/Citations.html
where you will find much more in the way of background links, ie, obituaries and memorabilia.

Statistical information incorporated on the citation pages for most of the Medal of Honor recipients
was retrieved from http://www.no-quarter.org.

Thanks to Chris Shepard and Tom Holloway.

Thanks to Doug Sterner for many of the photographs on the citation pages
and of course, Neil Mishalov for his compilation efforts.

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