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Vietnam Medal Data Vietnam Medal Recipients CITY BRANCH FIRST NAME MIDDLELAST NAME UNIT CITY Boiling Springs BRANCH AIRFORCE FIRST NAME MIDDLELAST NAME UNIT Donald W.Bruce 924th Air Refueling Squadron Thomas V.Kimmel 617 MASS David S.Miller 554th CES- RED HORSE Jeffrey W.Rudolph 366th SPS BRANCH ARMY FIRST NAME MIDDLELAST NAME UNIT Michael StanleyAnderson F Troop, 17th Cav, 196th Light Inf. Bde. LawrenceBabitts 23rd Div Americal Gilbert L.Bishop 23d Inf Div (Americal) Balinger R.Brown A Co., 720 MP Bn, 18 MP BDE Thomas E.Faley 502 Inf, 101st ABN DIV. / 503 Inf, 173 ABN BDE / 9th ABN BN, Vietnamese Airborne Division Richard L. Fenton 564th Trans. Co. Richard M. Geiling Service Btry., 8th Bn, 4th Arty / C Btry, 1st Bn 44th Arty Ralph L.Griffie Jr. 9th Division, 1st Battalion, 84th Artillery Edward C.Kielkopf 1/83d FA John L.Lillibridge MACV Adv Gp Louis G.Marinacci 1st Aviation Bn, 1st Infantry Div, / 79th Engineer Brigade & 34th Engineer Brigade Thursday, May 05, 2005 Page 1 of 25 Glenn George Maurice Jr. Charles E.Murray Jr. 1/15th Field Arty James H.Newman 615th MP Co Joseph D.Newsome 1st Cav Robert J.Read 173d Abn Bde & 5th SF Gp Franklin S.Rhinehart Svc Btry, 3d Bn. 6th Arty. Werner G.Schmidt Jr. USAICC Joseph P. Spielbauer Constance E.Stubits 85th Evac Hosp Thomas G.Stubits 6.14 FA, 6/31 FA BRANCH MARINES FIRST NAME MIDDLELAST NAME UNIT Robert L.Fink 3rd Amfibious Assault Battalion John D.Logan 4th Infantry Div., HQs II Field force Gary M.Neights 2nd Bn. 11th Marines, 1st Marine Div. Daryl G. Rabold BRANCH NAVY FIRST NAME MIDDLELAST NAME UNIT Leslie M.Heller USS Boston Joseph E.Martin USS Tripoli Albert W.Younger N.S.A.D., DaNang CITY Camp Hill BRANCH AIR FORCE FIRST NAME MIDDLELAST NAME UNIT Donald L.Baker 12th Air Police Sqd WalterBuhay 6250th Cbt Spt Gp Louis J.Frank 15th Aerial Port Sqdn, DaNang Richard H.Harris, Jr. 633d Cbt Spt GP Philip L.Keffer 456th Air Commando Leonard GeorgeSemick 405th Mun. Maint. Sq. Thursday, May 05, 2005 Page 2 of 25 BRANCH AIRFORCE FIRST NAME MIDDLELAST NAME UNIT David P.Witmer, Jr. 168th MAG BRANCH ARMY FIRST NAME MIDDLELAST NAME UNIT WilliamAdams 90th Repl. Battalion William A.Beck 1/7 Cav Michael D.Bender 855th General Supply Co. John F.Boyer Jr. USARV- UTT Armed Helicopter Company, 1st Cavalry Airborne, 3rd Brigade Ronald R.Coon 2.27th Inf, 25th Inf Div Edward A.Deissroth 1st Air Cav Max A.Dorman 1st Cav Div Paul H. Duggan, Jr. Alfred J.Ferguson 328th Radio Research Co Richard K.Fleegal 3/6th Arty Stephen R. Fritz Sheldon G.Goodrich 519th MI Gp/5th SF Gp Daniel W. Hoch David S.Kieffer 4th Inf Div Charles Knipe Dennis L.Lilly Tm 15, MACV Victor H. Lorch Robert J.MacBlane 1st Cav Div Frederick E.MacMurray 229th Ass Hel Co. Leo T.McMahon, Jr. 27th Trans Bn, 8th Trans Grp, !st LogCmd Michael J.Schreiber 611th Transportation Co. DS Dennis MichaelSheppard MACV- 292nd Finance Station Robert WilliamSipe USASTRACOM Ray H.Smallen Hq, USARV Walter G.Wilson 1st Sig Bde Thursday, May 05, 2005 Page 3 of 25 Thomas A.Worrell 1st Avn Bde BRANCH COAST GUARD FIRST NAME MIDDLELAST NAME UNIT Giuseppe Mele Drury Victory (Ammunition Ship), Minot Victory (Ammunition Ship) BRANCH MARINES FIRST NAME MIDDLELAST NAME UNIT Michael J.Arnold 9th MEB, 3d Mar Div William A. Cook Gary E.Crowell I Co, 3rd Bn, 5th Regmt , 1st Mar Div David E.Ward HQ Bn, 1st Marine Div BRANCH NAVY FIRST NAME MIDDLELAST NAME UNIT Joseph M.Kosanovic USS Magoffin APA199 Donald E.Lehmer USS Basilone Allen G.Menke USS Canberra (CAG-2) RussellMyers, Jr. US Naval Advisory Grp William R.Noell Mobile Riverine Force A-112-7 Fred A.Pennington, J USS Oxford Alfred A.Ruscito, Jr. USS Fox James A.Snyder USS Hassayampa AO-145 and USS Chipola AO-63 Carl R.Stepp VXN - Navy Blue Eagle NC 121 Super Constalation Steven G.Wetzler USS Pyro AE-24 & US Naval Spt Act DaNang Ralph B.Zeiders 11th Dental Co, 1st MAW CITY Carlisle BRANCH AIRFORCE FIRST NAME MIDDLELAST NAME UNIT James N.Baker 19th Spec Ops Floyd M. Barnes Richard C. Baumgartner Thursday, May 05, 2005 Page 4 of 25 Ardath E.Colbert Jr. 821st or 822nd CMBT USAF Kenneth E.Dunlap 1st Mobile Command Grp, 1883rd COMM SQ. Floyd A. Fahnestock, J John E.Freilino 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ubon, Thailand John J. Kersh Forrest E.Kissinger 390th TFS, 366TFW; & Hq 7th Air Force Howard D.Lauffer Jr. 21st TASS, 9th ROK Div Gerald W. Loudon MichaelPeters 555 CES (HR) Robert E.Shipp Sr. 366 CMBT. SPT. GP. (PACAF) Vito E. Strimaitis Dennis J.Trombly AF Adv Tm 6, Det 2 George D. Witmer 377 trans Squadron Donald A.Wright 355th Fighter Sqdn and 416th Fighter Inceptor Sqdn BRANCH ARMY FIRST NAME MIDDLELAST NAME UNIT Thomas JohnAdams 4th Bn., 42nd Arty., 4th Inf. Div. Lindsay M.Bailes Hq, USARV Bernard Banks 7th Surgery Frank E.Barclay Jr. HHB, 1-327th Inf., 101st Abn Div. and Americal Division WillisBartlett III Americal 24 LIB Carl E.Beaston Sr. Svc Btry, 5/42nd Arty, 23 Arty Grp Pac Franklin L.Becraft Advisory Team 78 USAVN Charles R.Beidel Jr. 101st Airborne Div. Ronald R.Bennett 372 Radio Research Co, 303 RR Bn, 25th Inf Div David W.Blackledge USA Regional Area Command MRIV John Bolan 1st Infantry Division John R.Branda Mobile Construction Battalion Seven John E.Brown MACV Robert F.Broyles HQ 25th Infantry Division Thursday, May 05, 2005 Page 5 of 25 Richard StrawBullock MAG, VN and 6th Bn, 27th FA Marland J.Burckhardt 5th Special Forces Group Leon R.Calaman Jr. HHC 1st Bn., 35th INF, 4th INF DIV Ivan E.Cassatt 670th Trans Co., (Med Trk) Robert J.Chant 15th S&T Bn., 1st Air Cav Div (AM) JosephChaposky 588th Engineer Battalion Delbert E. Chastain RobertChaudrue MACV; 25th Infantry Div Kenneth D. Chrosniak Phyllis BCogan AMEDD, Americal Div, Jerome J.Comello MACV< 31st Rangers & 1-48th INF RVN, C Company, 1-26th Inf, 1st Div & G3 1st Div. John F.Connolly 101st Airborne Div., 196 Light Inf. Bde. MACV Charles O.Cook A Btry, 2/13 Arty MACV AlfredCuneo 1st Cav Div Peter F.Dauber MACV, & USASUPCOM Saigon Neal J. Delisanti William J.Doll 2/17 Cav, 101st ABN Div Robert T.Donovan 1st Air Cavalry Division James F.Dunn Jr. J-4 MAC-V, Saigon, RVN, and 801st Maintenance Battalion, 101st ABN Harry R.Duprey HHC 26th Engr. Bn. John A.Durany 1st Infantry Division Gilbert E. Earley, Jr. Charles E.Elliott MACV - IV Corps Charles R.Elliott Btry B,3rd Bn, 6th Arty, / 2 nd Bn, 35th Arty,/ Hq & Hq Co. 101st ABN Div. Tasker LeeEvans 1st Army Division "Big Red One" Nancy AnnFaller 67th Evac Hospital Roland D.Fenton MACV & MAC Gp Dennis RichardFetter 8th Engineers Zane E.Finkelstein 1st CAV Div Thursday, May 05, 2005 Page 6 of 25 Carla K.Fisher American Red Cross Larry E. Foote Hubert L.Foshee 2/33 Arty, 1st Inf Div Fred L. Freeman Frank M. Frey, III John M.Fulmer Hq, MACV Gary E.Galbraith 832 CSGP, AFGCM, G-6, 388 CSG P Paul R.Garell 11 Armored Cav Regiment "Black Horse" Robert J.Gerard 173rd Assault Helicopter Co. and 158th Assult Helicopter Bn., 101st ABN Stephen D.Gibbs 7th Sqdn, 17th CAV AmericoGines-Serran 44th Medical Brigade Eugene E. Good Gerald JayGoodhart 545th Transportation William HaroldGoodhart 18th Military Police Brigade, 577th & 615th MP Carl S.Gustafson JUSPAO, MACV and 8th Psyops Bn Richard D.Hahn 213th Aslt. Spt. Hel. Co. Willis (Doc) W.Halliday Co D, 1st Bn, 8th Inf, 4th Inf Div Leonard D. Hardy Blaine L. Havice Jr. 1st Sig Brigade, 23rd Inf. Div. John E.Hawkins I Btry, 29th Arty WilliamHawver A Co., 2/5 Cav 1st Air Cav. Div. Robert F.Hervey 1st Sig Bn, Hqs USARV Robert EHighlands, Jr. Hq Btry, 6th Bn, 32 Arty Maurice G.Hilliard 1st Aviation Bde & 1st Inf Div David N.Hinaman Jr. 369th Sig Bn, 1st Sig Bde Eugene B.Horne Jr. 13th Signal Battalion,1st Air Cav. Div. John R.Howard 2nd Bn, 7th Cav Division / HQ, US Army Medical Command Gary L. Hoyax 1st Bn., 14th Infantry, 25th Inf. Div. Charles A.Johnson Company C, USAD, Long Binh USARPAC- Vietnam Thursday, May 05, 2005 Page 7 of 25 EugeneJohnson 36th Trans. Co. Stephen D. Kasarda Harry E.Kelso 514 Maintenance Co. David L.Kinsey Company C, 228th Aviation Battalion, 1st Cavalry Div. Steven L. Krom Billy G.Lanham 84th Eng Bn & Cam Ranh Bay Sub Area Finance Office James R. Lee Michael K.A.Legg 135th Military Intelligence Group, / MACV Advisory Team 98 Henry F.Lik H/3 Btry, 8th Bn. 6th Arty, 1st Inf Div SamuelLombardo Mobile Tng Team, Military Army Advisor Group (9787) Richard E.Long 605th Trans Co. Donald E.Lunday 5th Special Forces Group & MACSOG/MACV Keith E.Marston 263 Maint Co. William L.Martin HHC, 2nd BDE, 1st Cav Div Merle A.McCoy Jr. 313th Sig. Co., 199th Inf. Bde. Leroy McGraw Kim D.McNeely 5th Bn, 2d Arty Lauren D.Metcalf, Jr 101st Airborne Gary Lee Minich Glenn J.Minnich, Jr. 1/69th Arm, 25th Div Ronald Lee Moyer James O.Murphy, Jr. 1st Inf Div John A.Osborn MACV Advisor Houston Bryan Perry, Jr. Thomas A.Rehn MACV and Engr. Const. Agency Harry W.Rickard Sr. Co C, 1st Bn, 18th INF, 1st INF DIV Richard M.Rodney Prov Adv Tm Leader, Ba Zayen Prov Carl GraysonRoe 23rd Infantry Division Robert J.Rosencutter 108th Arty Gp Thursday, May 05, 2005 Page 8 of 25 Lawton "Rick" C.Rovegno 509th ASA Group Robert GarySausser MACV; 1-83d FA, XXIV Corps Arty Earl L.
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