Military Service Branch: U.S. Air Force. Medal of Honor Action Date: May 12, 1968. Medal of Honor Action Place: Kham Duc, Republic of Vietnam. Citation. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Lt. Col. Jackson distinguished himself as a pilot of a C-123 aircraft. Lt. Col. Born: August 9, 1947, Alliance, Box Butte County, NE, United States. Died: March 24, 1969, Republic of Vietnam. Buried: Fairview Cemetery (MH), Alliance, NE, United States. U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class Ronald Leroy Coker was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War. Vietnam War (1968 and 1970) Spc. 5 Dennis Fujii was born in Hanapepe, Territory of Hawaii. He was one of six children and his stepfather, Charles, was a mechanic in the National Guard. Fujii Died: April 5, 1970, Republic of Vietnam. Buried: Brown Cemetery (MH), Benton, ME, United States. Location of Medal: Lawrence High School, Kennebec, ME. U.S. Army Sergeant Brian Leroy Buker was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War. Medal of Honor recipient Jack C. Montgomery (1917-2002). Pappy Boyington (Sioux) WIKIPEDIA.ORG: Gregory "Pappy" Boyington: (December 4, 1912 – January 11, 1988) was a highly decorated American combat pilot who was a United States Marine Corps fighter ace during World War II. He received both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. Born: January 13, 1948, Olney, Richland County, IL, United States. Died: March 3, 1969, Republic of Vietnam. Buried: Sunset Memorial Cemetery (MH) (Prayer Sec.54-4), Odessa, TX, United States. U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class Alfred Mac Wilson was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War. Died: June 2, 1969, Republic of Vietnam. Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery (39-304-6), Detroit, MI, United States. Location of Medal: Michigan Heroes Museum, Frankenmuth, MI. U.S. Army First Lieutenant Robert Leslie Poxon was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War. The Ceremony. On March 3, 2023, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., awarded the Medal of Honor to Colonel Paris D. Davis, United States Army, Retired, for conspicuous gallantry. Davis commanded WDvifAD.

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