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First Medal of Honor awarded In Vietnam

Colonel (then Captain) Roger Hugh Charles Donlon IN 3-59 received the Medal of Honor for actions on 6 July 1964 near while commanding Special Forces Detachment A-726 at Camp Nam Dong, Vietnam. This was both the first Medal of Honor awarded for service in Vietnam and the first award to a Special Forces officer. He was inducted into the OCS Hall of Fame in 1965

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Stanley Patterson
Stanley Patterson
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 7 (1966)
First Lieutenant Stanley Fredrick Patterson IN 7-66 died from multiple hostile fragmentation wounds on 7 July 1967 while serving with Company C, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, RVN. He had been in country 52 days.
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Floyd Holifield
Floyd Holifield
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 2 (1966)
First Lieutenant Floyd Holifield, Jr. IN 2-66 died from hostile small arms fire on 7 July 1967 while serving with Company B, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, RVN. He had been in country 132 days.
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Thomas Derosier
Thomas Derosier
Captain · Infantry · Class 3 (1963)
Captain Thomas Albert Derosier IN 3-63 died in an aircraft lost to hostile fire on 7 July 1967 while serving with the 187th Assault Helicopter Company, 269th Aviation Battalion, 12th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade, RVN. He had 138 days in country.
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Charles Dickey
Charles Dickey
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 34 (1967)
First Lieutenant Charles Joseph Dickey IN 34-67 died from multiple hostile fragmentation wounds on 7 July 1968 while serving with Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, RVN. He had been in country 143 days.
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John Holton
John Holton
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 45 (1967)
First Lieutenant John Thomas Holton, Jr. IN 45-67 died as the result of an explosive device on 7 July 1968 while serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, RVN. He had been in country 206 days.
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Steven Brooks
Steven Brooks
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 56 (1967)
First Lieutenant Steven Karl Brooks IN 56-67 died as the result of an explosive device on 7 July 1969 while serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry, 198th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division, RVN. He had 590 days in country.
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Data sourced from Army OCS Graduate records and official military archives.