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  2. Delbert O. Jennings - Wikipedia

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    Jennings joined the Army from San Francisco, California in 1956, and by December 27, 1966, was serving as a staff sergeant in Company C, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Division. On that day, at Firebase Bird in the Kim Song Valley in the Republic of Vietnam, Jennings' unit came under heavy enemy attack. For his ...

  3. List of Medal of Honor recipients - Wikipedia

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    Seven service members have received the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq; five from the Army, one from the Marine Corps and one from the Navy. Paul Ray Smith was the first to receive it for his actions on April 4, 2003, when he held enemy forces back, allowing other wounded soldiers to be evacuated to safety.

  4. 1st Cavalry Division (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The 1st Cavalry Division ("First Team") [1] is a combined arms division and is one of the most decorated combat divisions of the United States Army. [2] It is based at Fort Cavazos, Texas.

  5. Jimmy G. Stewart - Wikipedia

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    [1] He served in Vietnam as a staff sergeant with Company B of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). On the morning of May 18, 1966, Company B was manning a defensive position when they were attacked by a reinforced North Vietnamese company, with the main thrust of the assault pitting Stewart's 6-man squad ...

  6. Donald Sidney Skidgel - Wikipedia

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    Skidgel joined the Army from Bangor, Maine in 1968, [1] and by September 14, 1969, was serving as a Sergeant in Troop D, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On that day, near Sông Bé in the South Vietnam , during Operation Toan Thang III Skidgel's unit was guarding a convoy when it came under enemy attack.

  7. Samuel S. Coursen - Wikipedia

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    In July 1950, he was en route to Far East Command. Promoted to first lieutenant in the Army of the United States, Coursen took command of a platoon of Company C, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division on October 6, 1950. The 5th Cavalry fought in the Pacific theater during World War II and in the post-war years posted in Japan.

  8. Jesus S. Duran - Wikipedia

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    For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty: Specialist Four Jesus S. Duran distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an acting M-60 machinegunner in Company E, 2d Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) during combat operations against an armed enemy in ...

  9. Donald R. Johnston - Wikipedia

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    By March 21, 1969, was serving as a specialist four in Company D, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On that day, in Tay Ninh Province, Republic of Vietnam, during Operation Toan Thang III Johnston smothered the blasts of three enemy-thrown explosives with his body, sacrificing his life to protect those around him.