Captain Donlan is the first Medal of Honor recipient in Vietnam. Donlan’s book about his experiences, “ Beyond Nam Dong” was published in 1998. ©2003 GWETA Florida School Dedicated In Honor of SFC Paul R. Smith Medal of Honor winners don't do it for the medal - they do it for the mission," said Brig. Gen. Mark S. Bowman, director of command, control Korean War. Vietnam War. Awards. Medal of Honor. David Herbert McNerney (June 2, 1931 – October 10, 2010) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor —for his actions in the Vietnam War. A native of Massachusetts who moved to Houston, Texas, as a child, McNerney Paris Davis. Paris D. Davis (born 13 May 1939) is a retired United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor on 3 March 2023 for his actions on 18 June 1965 during the Vietnam War. He was twice previously nominated for the Medal of Honor, but both times the paperwork relating to his nomination disappeared. Biden awards Medal of Honor to Black veteran after decades-long delay 04:28. After a delay of nearly six decades, one of the first Black officers in the Green Berets will receive the Medal of Born: August 23, 1925, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL, United States. Died: September 15, 1950, Inchon, Korea. Buried: Centro Asturiana Memorial Park (MH) (57-1) , Tampa, FL, United States. U.S. Marine Corps First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Korean War. eaARrN. In May 1943, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt presented the Medal of Honor to Munro’s parents, James and Edith. A few short hours later, Edith raised her hand, swore an oath, and joined the Coast Guard. She had persisted when the Coast Guard was reluctant to allow her to join—she was 48, and a Gold Star Mother of a Medal of Honor recipient. The first military action to earn a Medal of Honor is performed by Bernard J.D. Irwin, who voluntarily led troops to rescue 60 soldiers in Apache Pass, Arizona.However, the Medal of Honor had yet to be proposed, and Irwin wouldn’t actually be presented with his Medal until January 24, 1894—over 30 years after the deed itself. Compiled by Gayle Alvarez, Medal of Honor Historical Society, US As of 2 January 2021 Page 3 Medal of Honor Recipients Who Entered The Service In Alabama Bell, Bernard Pious New York, NY (Ft. McClellan, AL) World War II (Bell is accredited to New York but the Nat’l Archives service recap shows he actually enlisted in Alabama) Paul Monti, father of Medal of Honor recipient the late Army Sgt.t1st Class Jared C. Monti, listens to remarks during a Hall of Heroes induction ceremony for his son at the Pentagon, Sept. 18 For extraordinary heroism on 1 April 1865, in action at Five Forks, Virginia. During a rush at the enemy, Lieutenant Fernald seized, during a scuffle, the flag of the 9th Virginia Infantry (Confederate States of America). Medal of Honor winner John H. Ferrell (April 15, 1829 – April 17, 1900) John H. Ferrell.

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