Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007. Official Military Personnel Files, 1885 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for Joe Hooper.

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Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007. Official Military Personnel Files, 1885 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for Joe Hooper.

1956-1963

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (January 3, 1956-May 30, 1960); Correspondence (October 16, 1962-January 7, 1963); Awards, Decorations, & Commendations (February 4, 1959-February 19, 1959); Medical Records (January 23, 1956-February 17, 1959); Original Containers (n.d.).

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SNAC Resource ID: 11653756

National Archives at St. Louis

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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...