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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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Robert Voss
Robert Voss
Captain · Infantry · Class 4 (1959)
Captain Robert J. Voss IN 4-59 died from hostile small arms fire while listed as missing in action on 8 July 1965 while serving with Advisory Team 70, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, RVN. He had 113 days in country.
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James Crocker
James Crocker
Captain · Infantry · Class 2 (1963)
Captain James Norrie Crocker, Jr. IN 2-63 died in the crash of an aircraft lost to hostile fire on 8 July 1969 while serving with Advisory Team 91, Military Assistance Command Vietnam, RVN. He had 293 days in country.
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John Wadsworth
John Wadsworth
Captain · Armor · Class 5 (1967)
Captain John Lanier Wadsworth AR 5-67 died in the crash of an aircraft lost to hostile fire on 8 July 1970 while serving with the Aviation Section, 11th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division, RVN. He had 8 days in country.
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Data sourced from Army OCS Graduate records and official military archives.