Records of the U.S. Forces in Southeast Asia, 1950 - 1976. Medal of Honor Awards Case Files, 1965 - ca. 1972. Case File for Joe Hooper. Draft of Citation for Congressional Medal of Honor to be Awarded to Joe R. Hooper, Staff Sergeant, Company D, Second Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry, 101st

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Records of the U.S. Forces in Southeast Asia, 1950 - 1976. Medal of Honor Awards Case Files, 1965 - ca. 1972. Case File for Joe Hooper. Draft of Citation for Congressional Medal of Honor to be Awarded to Joe R. Hooper, Staff Sergeant, Company D, Second Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, for actions at the Battle of Hue, 21 February 1968.

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This draft describes the actions of Staff Sergeant Joe R. Hooper on 21 February 1968, at the battle of Hue, Republic of Vietnam. Ultimately, Hooper was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. In an extraordinary occurrence, Staff Sergeant Clifford C. Sims of the same company earned the Congressional Medal of Honor on the same day.

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Hooper, Joe Ronnie, 1938-1979

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Joe Ronnie Hooper (August 8, 1938 – May 6, 1979) was an American who served in both the United States Navy and United States Army where he finished his career there as a captain. He earned the Medal of Honor while serving as an army staff sergeant on February 21, 1968 during the Vietnam War. He was one of the most decorated U.S. soldiers of the war and was wounded in action eight times. Hooper was born in Piedmont, South Carolina, but he grew up in Washington state. He enlisted in the Navy at...