List of Personnel in the Immediate Area Saved by the Heroic Action of Clifford C. Sims

List of Personnel in the Immediate Area Saved by the Heroic Action of Clifford C. Sims (1968)
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This list identifies the individuals whose lives were saved by the actions of Staff Sergeant Clifford C. Sims, who distinguished himself on 21 February 1968 in the battle of Hue, Republic of Vietnam. As a result of this list, and statements made by others in Staff Sergeant Sims unit, he was awarded posthumously the Congressional Medal of Honor. In an extraordinary occurrence, Staff Sergeant Joe Hooper of the same company earned the Congressional Medal of Honor on the same day.

From the National Archives and Records Administration; Record Group 472: Records of the U.S. Forces in Southeast Asia, 1950 - 1976; Series: Medal of Honor Awards Case Files, compiled 1965 - ca. 1972; File Unit: Clifford Sims, 2/21/1968 - 2/21/1968; ARC #305383

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PERSONNEL IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA SAVED BY THE HEROIC ACTION

MEMBERS OF THE SECOND SQUAD, SECOND PLATOON, COMPANY D:

Sp4 Larry R. Acra
PFC Lester H. Heiserman
Sgt Gary O. Parnell
Sp4 David Troutman
Pvt Lucus Rufus
Sp4 Salvatore Bongiorno

MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY HEADQUARTERS GROUP:

1Lt Cleo C. Hogan, CO
2Lt Mike Watson, FO
Sgt Lawrence Marunchuck, RTO
Sp4 Virgil Meyers, RTO
Sp4 James Noe, RTO
Sp4 Danny Gipson, RTO

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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