Died: February 23, 1971, Republic of Vietnam. Buried: Willamette National Cemetery (MH) (S-3512), Portland, OR, United States. U.S. Army Specialist Fourth Class Larry Gilbert Dahl was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War.

World War II (M - S Index) Medal of Honor recipients, citations, and other resources concerning the nation's highest medal for valor in combat.

Private First Class Milton Lee Olive, III, United States Army, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in the Vietnam War. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army. Chicago-native Milton L. Olive III joined the U.S. Army’s 503rd Infantry Regiment, 1 73rd Airborne Brigade and served at Phu Cuong, Vietnam. During a patrol through the jungle to locate Viet
Unit/Command: Detachment A-102, 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces. Military Service Branch: U.S. Army. Medal of Honor Action Date: March 9 - 12, 1966. Medal of Honor Action Place: Camp A Shau, Vietnam. Citation. Sergeant First Class Bennie G. Adkins distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life
For conspicuous leadership above the call of duty, involving personal valor and intrepidity at an extreme hazard to life. With the apparent certainty of being forced to land in enemy territory or to perish at sea, Brigadier General (then Lieutenant Colonel) Doolittle personally led a squadron of Army bombers, manned by volunteer crews, in a highly destructive raid on the Japanese mainland. It is part of a weekly series called "Medal of Honor Monday" in which DOD highlights one of the more than 3,500 Medal of Honor recipients who have earned the U.S. military's highest medal for
Stanley Taylor Adams. Details. Rank: Master Sergeant (rank at time of action: Sergeant First Class) Conflict/Era: Korean War. Unit/Command: 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. Military Service Branch: U.S. Army. Medal of Honor Action Date: February 4, 1951.
This two-design system created confusion and the Tiffany Cross design was not widely issued. Below are images illustrating the evolution of Medal of Honor designs from the beginning. The original designs were worn on the lapel of a recipient. Today the Medal of Honor is the only U.S. Military medal that hangs around the neck.
Rank: Private First Class Conflict/Era: World War II Unit/Command: Company A, 127th Infantry, 32d Infantry Division; Military Service Branch: U.S. Army Medal of Honor Action Date: March 10, 1945 Patrick Henry Brady. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty, Maj. Brady distinguished himself while serving in the Republic of Vietnam commanding a UH-1H ambulance helicopter, volunteered to rescue wounded men from a site in enemy-held territory which was reported to be At the time, when Swenson received the Medal of Honor, he was unemployed, and had been since after he left the army. In October 2013, Swenson requested to return to active duty. [13] On March 14, 2014, he was accepted back onto active duty and served as a plans officer at the I Corps headquarters. [14] OMu5.
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