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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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July 9
2 DIC • 1 Award
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DICs July 9

William McDonald
William McDonald
First Lieutenant · Field Artillery · Class 8 (1952)
First Lieutenant William E. McDonald FA 8-52 died from artillery fire 9 July 1953 while serving with the 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division near Taegwan-Ni, Republic of Korea. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on this date.
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Daniel Dawes
Daniel Dawes
Captain · Infantry · Class 8 (1964)
Captain Daniel Lee Dawes, Sr. IN 8-64 died of hostile small arms fire on 9 July 1968 while serving with Detachment A-321, Company A, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces (Airborne), RVN. He had 84 days in country.
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Awards July 9

William McDonald
Distinguished Service Cross Ribbon
✦ DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS ✦
William McDonald
First Lieutenant · Field Artillery · Class 8 (1952)
First Lieutenant William E. McDonald FA 8-52 was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on 9 July 1953 while serving with the 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division near Taegwan-Ni, Republic of Korea.
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