Airborne & Special Operations Congressional Medal of Honor Winners

An asterisk (*) before the name denotes that the medal was given posthumously.

 

Rank

First, Middle Initial

Last

Unit

Date

 

CPL

Paul B.

Huff

509th Parachute Infantry

8-Feb-44

Italy

*

PFC

Charles N.

Deglopper

325th GIR, 82d ABN DIV

9-Jun-44

France

*

LTC

Robert G.

Cole

3d BN, 502d PIR, 101st ABN DIV

11-Jun-44

France

*

SGT

Ray E.

Eubanks

503d Parachute PIR BN

23-Jul-44

New Guinea

*

PFC

Joe E.

Mann

502d PIR

18-Sep-44

Holland

*

PVT 

John R.

Towle

504th PIR, 82d ABN DIV

21-Sep-44

Holland

*

PVT

Elmer E.

Fryar

511th PIR, 11th ABN DIV

8-Dec-44

Philippines

 

PFC

Melvin E.

Biddle

517th PIR, 17th ABN DIV

24-Dec-44

Belgium

*

SSG

Isadore S.

Jachman

513th PIR, 17th ABN DIV

4-Jan-45

Belgium

 

1SG

Leonard A.

Funk Jr.

508th PIR, 82d ABN DIV

29-Jan-45

 Belgium

 

PFC

Manuel

Perez Jr.

511th PIR, 11th ABN DIV

13-Feb-45

Philippines

 

PVT

Lloyd G.

McCarter

503d PIR

19-Feb-45

Philippines

*

PVT

George J.

Peters

507th PIR, 17th ABN DIV

24-Mar-45

Germany

*

PFC

Stuart S.

Stryker

513th PIR, 17th ABN DIV

24-Mar-45

Germany

*

Tech SGT

Clinton M.

Hedrick

194th GIR, 17th ABN DIV

28-Mar-45

Germany

*

PFC

Richard G.

Wilson

Medical Company, 187th ARCT

21-Oct-50

Korea

 

CPL

Rodolfo P.

Hernandez

187th ARCT

31-May-51

Korea

*

CPL

Lester

Hammond Jr.

187th ARCT

14-Aug-52

Korea

 

CPT

Roger Hugh C.

Donlon

7th SFG

6-Jul-64

Vietnam

 

CPT

Charles Q.

Williams

5th SFG

9-Jun-65

Vietnam

*

SGT

Larry S.

Pierce

1st BN, 503d PIR, 173d ABN BDE

20-Sep-65

Vietnam

* CPT Humberto R. Versace Mil Assist. Adv. Group, Det 52 29-Oct-63 to 26-Sep-65 Vietnam

*

PFC

Milton L.

Olive III

2d BN, 503d PIR, 173d ABN BDE

22-Oct-65

Vietnam

 

SP6

Lawrence

Joel

1st BN, 503d PIR, 173d ABN BDE

8-Nov-65

Vietnam

*

1LT

James A.

Gardner

1st BN, 327th PIR, 101st ABN DIV

7-Feb-66

Vietnam

 

SP4

Alfred F.

Rascon

1st BN, 503d PIR, 173d ABN BDE

16-Mar-66

Vietnam

 

SGT

David Charles

Dolby

1st BN, 8th CAV, 1st CAV DIV

21-May-66

Vietnam

 

SSG

Charles B.

Morris

2d BN, 503d PIR, 173d ABN BDE

29-Jun-66

Vietnam

 

SSG

Delbert O.

Jennings

1st BN, 12th CAV, 1st Air CAV DIV

27-Dec-66

Vietnam

*

1LT

George K.

Sisler

5th SFG

7-Feb-67

Vietnam

*

MSG

Charles Ernest

Hosking Jr.

5th SFG

21-Mar-67

Vietnam

*

SP4

Don Leslie

Michael

4th BN, 503d PIR, 173d ABN BDE

8-Apr-67

Vietnam

*

SP4

Dale E.

Wayrynen

2d BN, 502d PIR, 1st BDE, 101st ABN DIV

18-May-67

Vietnam

 

SFC

Webster

Anderson

2d BN, 320th Artillery, 101st ABN PIR DIV

15-Oct-67

Vietnam

*

PFC

John Andrew

Barnes III

1st BN, 503d PIR, 173d ABN BDE

12-Nov-67

Vietnam

*

Chaplain
(MAJ)

Charles Joseph

Watters

173d Support BN, 173d ABN BDE

19-Nov-67

Vietnam

*

PFC

Carlos James

Lozada

2d BN, 503d PIR, 173d ABN BDE

20-Nov-67

Vietnam

*

SGT

Gordon

Yntema

5th SFG

18-Jan-68

Vietnam

 

CPT

Drew

Dix

MACV SOG

31-Jan-68

Vietnam

*

SFC

Eugene

Ashley Jr.

5th SFG

7-Feb-68

Vietnam

*

SFC

Fred

Zabitosky

5th SFG

19-Feb-68

Vietnam

 

SSG

Joe R.

Hooper

2d BN, 501st PIR, 101st ABN DIV

21-Feb-68

Vietnam

*

SSG

Clifford Chester

Sims

2d BN, 501st PIR, 101st ABN DIV

21-Feb-68

Vietnam

 

CPT

Paul William

Bucha

3rd BN, 187th IN, 3rd BDE, 101st ABN DIV

19-Mar-68

Vietnam

*

PFC

Milton A.

Lee

2d BN, 502d PIR, 1st BDE, 101st ABN DIV

26-Apr-68

Vietnam

 

MSG

Roy P.

Benavidez

5th SFG

2-May-68

Vietnam

 

SP4

Robert M.

Patterson

2d Squadron, 17th CAV, 101st ABN DIV

6-May-68

Vietnam

*

SP4

Peter M.

Guenette

2d BN, 506th PIR, 101st ABN DIV

18-May-68

Vietnam

*

SP5

John J.

Kedenburg

5th SFG

13-Jun-68

Vietnam

 

SP4

Frank A.

Herda

1st BN, 506th PIR, 101st ABN DIV

29-Jun-68

Vietnam

*

SGT

Laszlo

Rabel

75th IN, 173d ABN BDE

13-Nov-68

Vietnam

*

SP4

Robert D.

Law

75th IN, 1st IN DIV

22-Feb-69

Vietnam

*

CPL

Terry Teruo

Kawamura

173d Engineer Company, 173d ABN BDE

20-Mar-69

Vietnam

*

SFC

Willian Maud

Bryant

5th SFG

24-Mar-69

Vietnam

*

SP4

Joseph G.

Lapointe Jr.

2d Squadron, 17th CAV, 101st ABN DIV

2-Jun-69

Vietnam

*

SP4

Michael R.

Blanchfield

4th BN, 503d PIR, 173d ABN BDE

3-Jul-69

Vietnam

 

SGT

Gordon R.

Roberts

1st BN, 506th PIR, 101st ABN DIV

11-Jul-69

Vietnam

*

SSG

John G.

Gertsch

1st BN, 327th AIR, 101st ABN DIV

19-Jul-69

Vietnam

  SSG Robert J. Pruden CO G, 75th IN 22-Nov-69 Vietnam

 

SSG

Franklin D.

Miller

5th SFG

5-Jan-70

Vietnam

 

SGT

Gary B.

Beikirch

5th SFG

1-Apr-70

Vietnam

*

SGT

Brian L.

Buker

5th SFG

5-Apr-70

Vietnam

 

PFC

Kenneth Michael

Kays

1st BN, 506th PIR, 101st ABN DIV

7-May-70

Vietnam

  SFC Louis R. Rocco Adv TM 162, MAC 24-May-70 Vietnam

*

LTC

Andre C.

Lucas

2d BN, 506th PIR, 101st ABN DIV

23-Jul-70

Vietnam

 

CPL

Frank R.

Fratellenico

2d BN, 502d PIR, 1st BDE, 101st ABN DIV

19-Aug-70

Vietnam

*

SSG

Glenn H.

English Jr.

3d BN, 503d PIR, 173d ABN BDE

7-Sep-70

Vietnam

 

CPT

Robert L.

Howard

5th SFG

30-Dec-70

Vietnam

 

SP4

Michael John

Fitzmaurice

2d Squadron, 17th CAV, 101st ABN DIV

23-Mar-71

Vietnam

 

SSG

Jon R.

Caviani

US Army Training Advisory Group

4-Jun-71

Vietnam

*

1LT

Loren D.

Hagan

US Army Training Advisory Group

7-Aug-71

Vietnam

*

MSG

Gary Ivan

Gordon

USASOC, Task Force Ranger

3-Oct-93

Somalia

*

SFC

Randall D.

Shughart

USASOC, Task Force Ranger

3-Oct-93

Somalia

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