Conflict/Era: Vietnam War; Unit/Command: Battery A, 2d Battalion, 320th Artillery, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) Military Service Branch: U.S. Army; Medal of Honor Action Date: October 15, 1967; Medal of Honor Action Place: Tam Ky, Republic of Vietnam Medal of Honor Recipients; → Civil War MoH recipients; Vietnam Medal of Honor Recipients Recipient Marker; Adkins, Bennie Gene: 12A-552: Baker, John F. 34-687: Died: February 1, 1970, Republic of Vietnam. Buried: Restland Memorial Park (MH) (43P-3), Dallas, TX, United States. U.S. Army First Lieutenant Russell Albert Steindam was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War. U.S. Military Assistance Command. Military Service Branch: U.S. Army. Medal of Honor Action Date: March 9, 1968. Medal of Honor Action Place: Kien Phong Province, Republic of Vietnam. Citation. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Capt. Jacobs (then 1st Lt.), Infantry Died: June 2, 1969, Republic of Vietnam. Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery (39-304-6), Detroit, MI, United States. Location of Medal: Michigan Heroes Museum, Frankenmuth, MI. U.S. Army First Lieutenant Robert Leslie Poxon was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War. . U.S. Military Assistance Command. Military Service Branch: U.S. Army. Medal of Honor Action Date: March 9, 1968. Medal of Honor Action Place: Kien Phong Province, Republic of Vietnam. Citation. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Capt. Jacobs (then 1st Lt.), Infantry Military Service Branch: U.S. Marine Corps. Medal of Honor Action Date: July 15 - 18, 1966. Medal of Honor Action Place: Republic of Vietnam. Citation. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. On 15 July, during Operation Hastings, Company K was landed in an enemy-infested jungle area Medal of Honor Recipient Miguel Keith. He was only in Vietnam for six months before he gave his life repulsing a Communist attack in Quang Ngai Province in 1970. Though seriously wounded, he became a one-man army, taking on attackers from exposed positions under heavy fire. For his actions on that day in 1968, Mr. Taylor was awarded the Silver Star. On Tuesday, Mr. Biden upgraded the award to the Medal of Honor, setting the stage for the White House ceremony. Medal of Honor Action Date: November 9, 1967. Medal of Honor Action Place: west of Que Son, Republic of Vietnam. Citation. Capt. Taylor, Armor, was serving as executive officer of Troop B, 1st Squadron. His troop was engaged in an attack on a fortified position west of Que Son when it came under intense enemy recoilless-rifle, mortar, and

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