User:Evil Monkey/sandbox
Appearance
Name | Service | Rank | Place of action | Date of action | Notes |
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Army | Major | Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam | Distinguished himself as a helicopter pilot | ||
Army | Private First Class | Republic of Vietnam | For extraordinary heroism | ||
Marine Corps | Private First Class | Republic of Vietnam | For covering an enemy grenade with his body to protect fellow Marines | ||
Marine Corps | Lance Corporal | Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam | For covering an enemy grenade with his body to protect fellow Marines on a recon mission. | ||
Army | Staff Sergeant | Tam Ky, Republic of Vietnam | Distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving as chief of section in Battery A, against a hostile force. | ||
Army | Sergeant First Class | near Lang Vei, Republic of Vietnam | Displayed extraordinary heroism in risking his life in an attempt to save the lives of his entrapped comrades and commanding officer. | ||
Marine Corps | Private First Class | west of Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam | Threw himself between enemy fire and an injured fellow Marine | ||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | Phuoc Long Province, Republic of Vietnam | Covered a grenade with his helmet and body, saving 8 men. Now an advocate for veterans. | ||
Army | Staff Sergeant | west of Tam Ky, Republic of Vietnam | Bacon's extraordinary efforts, his company was able to move forward, eliminate the enemy positions, and rescue the men trapped to the front. | ||
Army | Private First Class | Republic of Vietnam | He was directly responsible for saving the lives of several of his comrades, and inflicting serious damage on the enemy. | ||
Navy | Hospital Corpsman Second Class | Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam | Displayed extreme heroism for covering a grenade with his own body. | ||
Marine Corps | Lance Corporal | near Con Thein, Republic of Vietnam | Threw himself on a grenade to save fellow Marines | ||
Army | Private First Class | Dak To, Republic of Vietnam | Was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions. | ||
Marine Corps | Lieutenant | Ky Phu, Quang Tin Province, Republic of Vietnam | Assumed command of a rifle company upon death of the commander in an ambush, directed the counterattack | ||
Army | Sergeant | Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam | Endured hostile gunfire and serious injuries to saved several wounded soldiers | ||
Army | Sergeant | Plei Djerang, Republic of Vietnam | For smothering a grenade blast with his body to protect those around him. | ||
Army | Private First Class | Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam | For smothering a grenade blast with his body to protect those around him. | ||
Army | Staff Sergeant | west of Loc Ninh | For a series of daring and valorous actions despite severe wounds. | ||
Air Force | Captain | Quang Tri, Republic of Vietnam | Was presented posthumously for sacrificing his own life to save the life of his passenger. | ||
Army | Corporal | Chu Pa Region, Pleiku Province, Republic of Vietnam | For saving many lives as a medic during a number of vicious firefights. Second conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor. | ||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | Binh Dinh Province, Republic of Vietnam | For smothering a grenade blast with his body to protect those around him. | ||
Marine Corps Reserve | Second Lieutenant | Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam | Held his position in the face of enemy ambush despite having his lower leg blown off allowing the remainder of his outnumbered unit to move to safety | ||
Army | Staff Sergeant | An Loc Province, Republic of Vietnam | He destroyed 10 enemy bunkers and accounted for a large toll of the enemy, including 2 key enemy commanders | ||
Army | Staff Sergeant | Binh Duong Province, Republic of Vietnam | For smothering a grenade blast with his body to protect those around him. | ||
Army | Major | near Chu Lai, Republic of Vietnam | Flew multiple missions against heavy fire to evacuate 51 wounded men | ||
Marine Corps | Private First Class | Fire Support Base Tomahawk, Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam | Carried a satchel charge away from three other Marines | ||
Army | Sergeant First Class | Long Khanh Province, Republic of Vietnam | Bryant displayed extraordinary heroism throughout the succeeding 34 hours of incessant attack as he moved throughout the company position heedless of the intense hostile fire while establishing and improving the defensive perimeter, directing fire during critical phases of the battle, distributing ammunition, assisting the wounded, and providing the leadership and inspirational example of courage to his men. | ||
Army | Captain | near Phuoc Vinh, Binh Duong Province, Republic of Vietnam | Led his company in the decimation of a superior enemy force which left 156 dead on the battlefield | ||
Army | Sergeant | Chau Doc Province, Republic of Vietnam | Sacrificed his life to lead his men against the enemy and personally destroyed two enemy bunkers with hand grenades. | ||
Marine Corps | Private First Class | southern Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam | After his unit was ambushed, he assaulted the enemy forces, allowing the remainder of the unit to recover wounded and continue their advance | ||
Navy | Lieutenant (Chaplain) | Quang Tin Province, Republic of Vietnam | Killed while attempting to rescue a wounded corpsman. | ||
Navy | Hospital Corpsman Third Class | Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam | Was killed while providing medical attention to several wounded Marines. | ||
Marine Corps | Private First Class | Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam | Sacrificed his life to save several Marines by smothering a grenade with his body. | ||
Army | Staff Sergeant | Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Private First Class | Republic of Vietnam | Risked his life to rescue several Marines and corpsman from a minefield. | ||
Marine Corps | Private First Class | Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam | For assaulting an enemy position and aiding a fallen Marine despite severe wounds to himself. | ||
Marine Corps | Staff Sergeant | Quang Nag Province, Republic of Vietnam | For absorbing the blast of a malfunctioning grenade in order to protect his fellow Marines. | ||
Marine Corps | Captain | Vietnam | For assisting fellow prisoners while a prisoner of war. | ||
Army | Lieutenant Colonel |
Medal awarded on February 26, 2007. For repeatedly flying into a landing zone under intense enemy fire to rescue and resupply ground troops.[#_note-0 [1]] | |||
Marine Corps | Lance Corporal | near Cam Lo, Republic of Vietnam | Sacrificed his life to save 5 Marines by smothering a grenade with his body | ||
Army | Corporal | Hiep Duc Valley area, Republic of Vietnam | For single-handedly destroying two bunkers while under fire from a third machine gun during an ambush. | ||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | near Gia Dinh, Republic of Vietnam | Maintained this position, refused assistance, and provided defensive fire for his comrades until he fell mortally wounded. He was solely responsible for killing 15 enemy soldiers while saving the lives of at least 9 members of his own unit. | ||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | An Khe, Binh Dinh Province, Republic of Vietnam | For smothering a grenade blast with his body to protect those around him. | ||
Marine Corps | Sergeant | Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam | Sacrificed his life to save several of his fellow Marines by smothering a grenade with his body. | ||
Army | Private First Class | West of Cai Lay, Republic of Vietnam | For defending his 42-man unit from hundreds of attacking Viet Cong. | ||
Air Force | Major | North Vietnam | For actions as a prisoner of war from 26 Aug 1967 to 4 Mar 1973 | ||
Marine Corps | Lance Corporal | near Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam | Sacrificed his life and seved several Marines by blocking them from the blast of a grenade. | ||
Air Force | Captain | over North Vietnam | |||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | near Saigon, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Private First Class | Que Son Mountains, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Private First Class | Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Staff Sergeant | Chau Doc Province, Republic of Vietnam |
January 31, 1968 to February 1, 1968 | ||
Army | First Lieutenant | Hau Nghia Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | Republic of Vietnam | For silencing 3 enemy positions and rescuing several wounded comrades. | ||
Army | Captain | near Nam Dong, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Sergeant | near Thua Thien, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Captain | Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Platoon Sergeant | Pleiku Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | First Lieutenant | Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Second Lieutenant | Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam | For courageous leadership on an 8-man Marine recon patrol. | ||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | Quan Tan Uyen Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | Binh Dinh Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | First Lieutenant | Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Staff Sergeant | Hau Nghia, Province, Republic of Vietnam |
For smothering a satchel charge blast with his body to protect those around him. | ||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | Binh Dinh Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Private First Class | near Dak To, Quang Trang Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Second Lieutenant | Don Dien Lo Ke, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Sergeant | near Quan Loi, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Sergeant | near Hue, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Sergeant First Class | Phuoc Long Province, Republic of Vietnam | For smothering a grenade blast with his body to protect those around him. | ||
Marine Corps | Staff Sergeant | Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Sergeant First Class | Republic of Vietnam | For actions during a rescue mission in enemy territory. | ||
Marine Corps | Lance Corporal | Republic of Vietnam | For smothering a grenade blast with his body to protect those around him. | ||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | near Duc Pho, Republic of Vietnam | For smothering a grenade blast with his body to protect those around him. | ||
Navy | Hospital Corpsman Third Class | Quang Ngai Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Air Force | Lieutenant Colonel | Kham Duc, Republic of Vietnam | For a daring airborne rescue of American special forces troops. | ||
Army | First Lieutenant | Kien Phong Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Private First Class | Kien Phong Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Private First Class | Fire Support Base Argonne, Republic of Vietnam | For using his body to shield a fellow Marine from a grenade blast. | ||
Army | Staff Sergeant | Kim Song Valley, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Lance Corporal | Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Specialist Fifth Class | Republic of Vietnam |
For providing medical treatment to fellow soldiers while under heavy fire, despite being wounded twice, during Operation Hump. | ||
Army | Specialist Fifth Class | near Dak To, Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Private First Class | near the Quan Duc Valley, Republic of Vietnam | For smothering a grenade blast with his body to protect those around him. | ||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | Tay Ninh Province, Republic of Vietnam | For smothering explosive blasts with his body to protect those around him. | ||
Air Force | Colonel | near Dong Hoi, North Vietnam | |||
Army | First Lieutenant | Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Corporal | Camp Radcliff, Republic of Vietnam | For smothering an explosive blast with his body to protect those around him. | ||
Army | Private | Thua Thien Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Specialist Fifth Class | Republic of Vietnam | For letting a Vietnamese solider take his spot in a helicopter rescue, while he stayed behind to attempt to hold off advancing Viet Cong by which he was overrun. | ||
Marine Corps | Lance Corporal | Quang Ngai Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Sergeant | Ap Bac Zone, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Navy | Lieutenant | Ong Muong Canal, Kien Hoa Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Staff Sergeant | Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam | For smothering a grenade blast with his body to protect those around him. | ||
Naval Reserve | Lieutenant, Junior Grade | near Nha Trang Bay, Republic of Vietnam |
Later became a U.S. Senator. | ||
Army | Private First Class | near Vinh Long, Republic of Vietnam | For smothering a grenade blast with his body to protect those around him. | ||
Army | Sergeant | Tay Ninh Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | Kien Hoa Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Private First class | Pleiku Province, Republic of Vietnam | For smothering a grenade blast with his body to protect those around him. | ||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | Quang Tin Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Navy | Lieutenant, Junior Grade | Republic of Vietnam | For the rescue of two downed naval aviators. | ||
Army | Private First Class | near Bon Son, Binh Dinh Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | Tinh Phuoc Thanh Province, Republic of Vietnam | For smothering a grenade blast with his body to protect those around him. | ||
Marine Corps | Captain | near Cam Lo, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Private First Class | near Phu Bai, Thua Thien Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Second Lieutenant | Phuoc Long Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | Tay Ninh Province, Republic of Vietnam | The only Canadian recipient since World War II, and one of only four since 1900. | ||
Army | Platoon Sergeant | near Suoi Da, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Air Force | Airman First Class | Long Binh Army post, Republic of Vietnam | For diving on top of a flare, to eject it from an aircraft, saving it and entire crew on board. | ||
Army | Captain | near Phuoc-Lac, Bien Hoa Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Captain | Dai Do, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Sergeant | Republic of Vietnam | For smothering a grenade blast with his body to protect those around him. | ||
Army | Private First Class | Dak To, Republic of Vietnam | For providing covering fire at the cost of his own life during a withdrawal. | ||
Army | Lieutenant Colonel |
Fire Support Base Ripcord, Republic of Vietnam |
For extraordinary heroism while serving as the commanding officer of the 2d Battalion. | ||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | near My An (2), Binh Dinh Province, Republic of Vietnam | For providing critical aid to wounded comrades under heavy fire. | ||
Army | Second Lieutenant | near Ia Drang Valley, Republic of Vietnam | For actions in Ia Drang, in which he led a successful one man assault on an enemy hill. | ||
Marine Corps | Private First Class | Binh Son, Republic of Vietnam | Sacrificed his life to move a wounded comrade to safety. | ||
Marine Corps | Corporal | Cam Lo District, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam | Sacrificed his life to single handedly repel a large enemy force from attacking through a weakened perimeter for over 1 1/2 hours. | ||
Army | Platoon Sergeant | Quang Tin Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Private First Class | near Kontum City, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Staff Sergeant | Republic of Vietnam | |||
Navy | Commander |
USS Liberty, eastern Mediterranean |
For actions during the USS Liberty incident. | ||
Army | Sergeant | near Song Mao, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | Quang Tin Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | First Sergeant | polei Doc, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Specialist Fifth Class | Binh Dinh Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Staff Sergeant | Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | First Lieutenant | Binh Duong Province, Republic of Vietnam | For smothering a grenade blast with his body to protect those around him. | ||
Marine Corps | Captain | Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Staff Sergeant | Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam | For smothering a grenade blast with his body to protect those around him. | ||
Army | Private First Class | Bong Son, Hoai Nhon Province, Republic of Vietnam | For smothering a grenade blast with his body to protect those around him. | ||
Marine Corps | Corporal | Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam | For creating a diversion at the expense of his own life, providing his squad time to evacuate 2 wounded soldiers. | ||
Army | Sergeant | Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Staff Sergeant | near Hiep Duc, Republic of Vietnam | For smothering a grenade blast with his body to protect those around him. | ||
Army | Private First Class | Giao Duc District, Dinh Tuong Province, Republic of Vietnam | For covering a grenade with his body in order to protect those around him | ||
Marine Corps | Private First Class | Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Lance Corporal | near Vandergrift Combat Base, A Shau Valley, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Navy | Lieutenant | Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Chief Warrant Officer | Kien Tuong Province, Republic of Vietnam | For the dustoff rescue of 29 American and South Vietnamese soldiers from a heavily fortified enemy training area without any cover or gunship support. | ||
Army | Private First Class | Phu Cuong, Republic of Vietnam | For smothering a grenade blast with his body. | ||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | Republic of Vietnam | For smothering a grenade blast with his body. | ||
Marine Corps | Corporal | near An Cu'ong 2, South Vietnam | |||
Navy | Seaman | Mekong River, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | near La Chu, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Lance Corporal | near Chu Lai, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Sergeant | Binh Tuy Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Corporal | Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Sergeant | Quang Tin Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | Tay Ninh Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Private First Class | near An Hoa, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Sergeant | near Ben Cat, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Air Force | Airman First Class | near Cam My, Republic of Vietnam | For refusing evacuation while tending wounded and defending the unit's position. | ||
Marine Corps | Lance Corporal | near the Demilitarized Zone, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Captain | Ap Dong, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Captain | near Quang Nai, Republic of Vietnam | For a daring helicopter rescue of surrounded American troops. | ||
Army | Private First Class | Que Son Valley, Quang Tin Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | First Lieutenant | Tay Ninh Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Lance Corporal | near An Hoa, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Staff Sergeant | Quang Ngai Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Staff Sergeant | Binh Dinh Province, Republic of Vietnam | For falling on a grenade to save his comrades. | ||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | Republic of Vietnam | Specialist Rascon's showed extraordinary valor in the face of deadly enemy fire, heroism in rescuing the wounded, and gallantry by repeatedly risking his own life for his fellow soldiers | ||
Navy | Hospital Corpsman Second Class | Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam | For gallantry and intrepidity in defending his position and giving aid to wounded marines. | ||
Army | First Lieutenant | Ia Drang Valley, Republic of Vietnam | For eliminating enemy fire with available weapons and shielding his men from an enemy grenade. | ||
Marine Corps | First Lieutenant | near Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam | For attempting to rescue one of his wounded men on a Marine recon patrol. | ||
Army | Sergeant | Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam | Sacrificed his life to save his fellow soldiers by smothering a grenade with his body. | ||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | Thua Thien Province, Republic of Vietnam | For efforts in retrieving wounded personnel and defending his platoon. | ||
Army | Sergeant | Republic of Vietnam | Sacrificed his life to destroy an enemy bunker and protect several of his fellow soldiers. | ||
Army | Sergeant First Class | northeast of Katum, Republic of Vietnam | Distinguished himself when he volunteered to accompany a medical evacuation team on an urgent mission to evacuate 8 critically wounded Army of the Republic of Vietnam personnel | ||
Army | Lieutenant Colonel | Fishhook, near Cambodian border, Republic of Vietnam | Risked his life to repel the enemy and protect his soldiers during an enemy assault on his firebase. | ||
Army | Captain | Tay Ninh Province, Republic of Vietnam | For efforts in directing an air strike on enemy forces. | ||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam | For falling on a grenade to save his comrades. | ||
Army | First Lieutenant | Hau Nghia Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Private First Class | Ding Tuong Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Sergeant | near Ap Nhi, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Private First Class | Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Navy | Construction Mechanic Third Class | Dong Xoai, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Air Force | Captain | North Vietnam | For action as a prisoner of war. | ||
Army | Staff Sergeant | near Hue, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Sergeant | Gio Linh District, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | First Lieutenant | Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Sergeant | near Song Be, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Corporal | Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Staff Sergeant | Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | First Lieutenant | Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | First Lieutenant | Tay Ninh Province, Republic of Vietnam | For defending company from a VC grenade. | ||
Army | Staff Sergeant | Republic of Vietnam | |||
Navy | Captain | Hoa Lo prison, Hanoi, North Vietnam | For action as a prisoner of war. | ||
Army | Sergeant | west of Landing Zone Liz, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Sergeant | Khe Gio Bridge, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | near Loc Ninh, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | near Duc Pho, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Captain | Cambodia | |||
Army | First Lieutenant | west of Que Son, Republic of Vietnam | Risked his life to save the lives of a number of his fellow soldiers | ||
Marine Corps | Staff Sergeant | Republic of Vietnam | Was directly instrumental in saving the lives of several of his fellow marines | ||
Army | First Lieutenant | Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam | Risked his own life to allow his unit to escape. | ||
Navy | Petty Officer | Republic of Vietnam | By his extraordinary courage and perseverance, PO Thornton was directly responsible for saving the life of his superior officer and enabling the safe extraction of all patrol members, thereby upholding the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service. | ||
Air Force | Major | over North Vietnam | Risked his life to assist in the rescue of 3 downed aviators. | ||
Marine Corps | Captain | Dai Do, Republic of Vietnam | Vargas requested that his mother's name, M. Sando Vargas, Jr., be engraved on the medal and added to the rolls. | ||
Army | Captain | Ca Mau, Republic of Vietnam |
October 29, 1963 to September 26, 1965 |
Was executed by the Vietcong while a Prisoner of War after repeated escape attempts, torture and maltreatment. | |
Army | First Lieutenant | Tay Ninh Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Major |
Battle of Dak To, Republic of Vietnam |
Chaplain. Awarded for rescuing wounded men. | ||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | Quang Ngai Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Lance Corporal | Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Private First Class | near Ap Dong An, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Lance Corporal | Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Corporal | near Loc Ninh, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Air Force | Captain | near Dalat, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Private First Class | Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam | For twice providing covering fire for his squad's withdrawal despite heavy enemy fire. | ||
Army | Second Lieutenant | Dong Xoai, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Private First Class | Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Navy | Boatswain's Mate First Class | Mekong River, Republic of Vietnam | For leading an attack on Viet Cong shipping. | ||
Marine Corps | Private First Class | Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Private First Class | Republic of Vietnam | |||
Marine Corps | Lance Corporal | Bo Ban, Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | Specialist Fourth Class | Ap Bac Zone, Republic of Vietnam | |||
Army | First Sergeant | near Phu Hoa Dong, Republic of Vietnam | Yabes distinguished himself when he used his body as a shield to protect others in a bunker, moved 2 wounded men to a safer position where they could be given medical treatment and destroyed an enemy machine gun position before being mortally wounded. | ||
Army | Sergeant First Class | near Bien Hao, Republic of Vietnam | For sacrificing his life to save the other members of his aircrew. | ||
Army | Sergeant | near Thong Binh, Republic of Vietnam |
January 16, 1968-- January 18, 1968 |
Defended several fallen comrades and forcing the Vietnamese to kill him rather than be captured. | |
Air Force | Captain | Khesanh | Distinguished himself while serving as a helicopter rescue crew commander. | ||
Army | Staff Sergeant | near Ben Cui, Republic of Vietnam |
[1]For Sacrificing his life so his unit could escape. | ||
Army | Staff Sergeant | Republic of Vietnam | Zabitosky directed the defense until rescue helicopters arrived, and when the helicopter that was to extract him from the battlefield crashed, he ignored his own injuries to save the downed craft's pilot. |