Originally awarded the Bronze Star, he was awarded the Navy Cross in 2018. This is a list of Navy Cross recipients for actions of valor carried out during the Vietnam War, awarded by the United States Department of the Navy. Task Force 116 (TF-116), Corpsman, was not awarded Navy Cross until 2005, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 6 (HS-6), Combined Action Platoon 1-3-9, III Marine Amphibious Force, Corpsman who shielded a wounded Marine from an enemy grenade, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 7 (HC-7), Detachment 104. Company commander who kicked an enemy hand grenade away from wounded Marines. Early life and college [ edit] Pilot of the A-6A night all-weather attack against the heavily defended Kinh No railroad yard, Defeated an enemy ambush and evacuated wounded Marines despite being wounded himself, Extracted a reconnaissance team while under heavy fire, during which his CH-46 helicopter sustained extensive damage. As the commanding officer of Khe Sanh Combat Base, he established outposts on Hills 881S, 861, and 950, led the defense of Khe Sanh during the Ten Offensive, and coordinated and led Operation Scotland. The Navy Cross is the second-highest military decoration of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. Was shot down and captured as a POW, but soon escaped that same day and was rescued by a helicopter. Five American soldiers are on patrol in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Despite being wounded twice while treating and carrying a Marine to safety, he began assisting a second Marine when he was killed. Led his squad in several assaults against enemy positions despite being wounded, Saved the lives of several Marines in his patrol by calling in air support and fighting off an enemy platoon despite being wounded multiple times, When his small recon team encountered a large enemy force, he killed several of the enemy and called in close air support. [7] The medal is equivalent to the Army's Distinguished Service Cross, the Air Force and Space Force's Air Force Cross, and the Coast Guard Cross. Operation Giant Slingshot, River Assault Division 535, River Patrol Flotilla 5. mortar round from the chest of a wounded South Vietnamese soldier. For smothering a grenade with his own body, Commanded two Marine rifle companies in the defense of Hill 881S during a 77 day siege where they sustained nearly 100% casualties. Placed his machine gun team in a position where they could deliver the most effective fire on the enemy. Provided covering fire from his PBR while five Sailors were rescued from the water. He later became a POW on August 25, 1972. Members are listed by their respective military Service, not by the military Service that awarded the medal. Led a frontal assault across 800 meters of rice paddies and knocked out a machine gun position, personally accounting for 10 enemies killed. [17] On May 20, 2008, Washington debuted with the Puerto Rican team Cariduros de Fajardo. While occupying a listening post, he covered an enemy hand grenade with his helmet, two flak jackets, and his own body. John Lord, right, led his platoon through an ambush in the Vietnam War, he is presented with the Navy Cross by Col. Jay Wylie at the Marine Corps Birthday . Senior Chief Interior Communications Electrician, near Da Nang Airfield, Qung Nam Province. Radar intercept officer who assisted his pilot in shooting down two enemy aircraft. Task Force 117 (TF-117), Despite being seriously wounded at the beginning of an ambush, he directed the fire of his patrol gunboat and defeated the enemy, Flew his A-6 in a single-plane night attack against a heavily defended port facility and successfully bombed the target, Patrol Craft Fast 35 (PCF-35), Coastal Squadron 1, Placed his patrol craft between two fellow Sailors who were blown from another boat into the river and enemy positions and successfully rescued them. He was later killed in action on March 30, 1967. He then searched for a missing pilot for one hour until low fuel forced him to retire, When his platoon was attacked by an overwhelming enemy force and sustained 50% casualties, he rallied his Marines and led a counterattack, Exposed himself to enemy fire on four occasions to assist wounded Marines to safety, After directing the fire of his squad, he single-handedly assaulted enemy positions across a stream, Skillfully directed air strikes on the enemy which allowed the wounded to be extracted by a medical evacuation helicopter, Aerial gunner who spent one hour evacuating wounded Marines from a mine field while under fire, Led two companies to a strategic position and repulsed two attacking NVA battalions, killing approximately 200 of the enemy with few losses among his own men, Gathered valuable intelligence from enemy territory on three occasions, Established a landing zone to evacuate wounded Marines and used his own body to shield a Marine from a rocket propelled grenade, Smothered an enemy hand grenade with his own body and was critically wounded, Led his PBR in a four hour battle which killed 15 of the enemy and destroyed 28 sampans and an ammunition cache, Led a strike force against heavily defended thermal power plants, during which he was shot down, captured and tortured to death, Led 28 Vietnamese Marines to safety after repulsing several NVA battalions, Led his platoon in a night march to relieve another besieged platoon, held off an enemy attack and then led his platoon in a counterattack, Manned a machine gun on top of an amphibian tractor and gained fire superiority over the enemy, He was observing and directing an assault against enemy positions from a helicopter when it was shot down, Successfully rescued a pilot who was shot down over enemy territory, Led six F-8 aircraft in shooting down three MiGs, one of which he shot down himself, Used his own body to shield a wounded Marine from enemy mortar fire, Pushed another Marine to the ground to protect him from an enemy hand grenade, Destroyed an enemy bunker despite being wounded and was advancing on a second when he was killed, Single-handedly assaulted an enemy trench and despite multiple wounds, succeeded in killing five of the enemy and capturing three more, Despite being wounded multiple times, he succeeded in killing several enemy soldiers and prevented further penetration of the perimeter, Jumped from his helicopter into a river covered in burning jet fuel to bring a life preserver to a wounded Sailor under enemy fire. After rendering life saving aid to four Marines, he was killed when running towards a fifth casualty. Kicked a grenade out of his machine gun position, and then covered a second grenade with his body which failed to detonate. He refueled and rearmed his helicopter seven times during a four hour period, attacked enemy positions with rockets and machine guns, and landed his helicopter four times to evacuate wounded Marines from a rice paddy despite his helicopter being severely damaged by enemy fire. Corpsman who was mortally wounded by enemy fire while shielding a wounded Marine with his own body, Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron 3 (HAL(L)-3), Detachment 3, Light helicopter fire team leader. Threw an enemy hand grenade off of his PBR and then put suppressive fire on the enemy with a machine gun. Casualties of War is a meditation on toxic masculinity, on "rape culture," on what turns ordinary men into war criminals. Company commander who threw one enemy grenade from his position, and was attempting to throw out two more when he was killed. U.S. government reports cite 1 November 1955 as the commencement date of the "Vietnam Conflict", because this date marked when the U.S. Members listed multiple times were recognized for valor the number of times listed. Please watch over America, it still needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness, especially now. Naval Support Activity. Covered an enemy grenade with his body, and then managed to throw it away, saving the lives of three Marines. View the profiles of people named Tyrone Washington. 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The others were Purple Hearts (1984), Apocalypse Now (1979), Full Metal Jacket (1987) The Boys in Company C (1978) and The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1988). tyrone washington vietnam navy crossmichigan high school wrestling team rankings 2022. mosquito in french canadian; tyrone washington vietnam navy cross . 7.1 United States Navy recipients. Awarded for actions during the Vietnam War. Despite being wounded twice during an ambush, he continued to fire his grenade launcher at the enemy, personally killing six before he was hit a third time. Delivered devastating fire on the enemy using a grenade launcher, a machine gun and a rifle despite being seriously wounded, While the Company First Sergeant, he rallied his Marines in repulsing numerous NVA attacks, Led two amphibian tractors in gaining fire superiority over the enemy during an ambush and evacuating wounded Marines, Despite being seriously wounded at the beginning of an ambush, he directed the fire of his patrol gunboat and defeated the enemy, Assumed command of his platoon when the platoon leader was killed, and later placed his own body between his wounded Marines and the enemy and provided covering fire, Flew his A-6 in a single-plane night attack against a heavily defended port facility and successfully bombed the target, Led his company in repulsing an NVA attack, accounting for 62 enemy soldiers killed, Placed his patrol craft between two fellow Sailors who were blown from another boat into the river and enemy positions and successfully rescued them, Directed the evacuation of the wounded and then led the assault on an enemy position despite being wounded multiple times, Place himself between his point man and the enemy and was wounded while delivering suppressive fire. He was wounded as he shielded the casualties from the resulting explosion. Covered the withdraw of his command group during an NVA attack, personally killing five of the enemy, Fire Support Base Argonne, Qung Tr Province, Despite being severely wounded at the beginning of an NVA assault, he personally killed several of the enemy and directed artillery support. Radar intercept officer who assisted his pilot in shooting down two enemy aircraft. Washington Nov. 17, 2018. 7 Second Nicaraguan campaign, 1926-1933. Vietnam War, 1956-1975 Alley ; Lee B. You might call it "Johnson's Willing Executioners.". Washington averaged 1.8 points and 2.1 rebounds as a freshman; he also blocked 13 shots and made 41% of field goal tries and 60% of free throw attempts. [1] After the NBA drafted Dampier in 1996, Washington became the starting center. [8] The following month he signed with Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants of the Philippine Basketball Association. As of June2022[update], this list is incomplete, showing 496 Navy Crosses awarded in all service branches for actions of valor during the Vietnam War: 124 to US Navy recipients; 369 to US Marine Corps recipients; one Republic of Vietnam Navy recipient;[6] one Army of the Republic of Vietnam recipient;[7] and one US Army recipient. Tyrone Jackson: From: Cook County, Illinois: Born: August 16, 1948: Death: September 27, 1968: War: . Tyrone Power was one of the great romantic swashbuckling stars of the mid-twentieth century, and the third Tyrone Power of four in a famed acting dynasty reaching back to the eighteenth century. . You are with me in spirit this night. Tyrone is honored on the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington DC. When his UH-1E helicopter landed to extract four soldiers from a downed helicopter, he killed many enemy with his machine gun, and left the helicopter twice to help carry wounded men to the helicopter, killing one Viet Cong at close range with his pistol. It is 1966. He played college basketball at Mississippi State University before being drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1999 NBA draft. Home of record: St. Louis Missouri. Tyrone Lamar Washington (born September 16, 1976) [1] is a former American professional basketball player. (DoD screengrab) Marines . Naval Support Activity. He was later killed in action on February 18, 1969. Learn more about featured topics of the Vietnam War and Vietnam Era. Aviation Electronics Technician Second Class, Combat aircrewman who descended 150 feet from his helicopter into the jungle and rescued a wounded USAF pilot, River Section 535, River Assault Squadron 5, 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Division. When his UH-1E helicopter landed to extract four soldiers from a downed helicopter, he made multiple trips under heavy fire to rescue three wounded soldiers. Despite being seriously wounded by an enemy grenade, he continued fighting from his foxhole and killed an enemy in hand-to-hand combat. Despite his painful wound, he refused evacuation and continued fighting throughout the night, Hamlet of Nam Pho Ha, Tha Thin Province, Threw himself on an enemy hand grenade and managed to throw it out of his position before it exploded, Assaulted and silenced an enemy machine gun position and carried two wounded Marines to safety before he was wounded, Surgeon who successfully amputated a wounded man's leg which had an armed 2.75-inch rocket imbedded in it, Located a pilot who had been shot down and attacked anti-aircraft positions which threatened the search and rescue helicopter before he himself was shot down. mortar round from the chest of a wounded South Vietnamese soldier. The vision of VVMF is to ensure a society in which all who have served and sacrificed in our nation's Armed Forces are properly honored and receive the recognition they justly deserve. Task Force 116 (TF-116). Date of birth: 20-Feb-29. Fire Support Base Neville, Qung Tr Province. He volunteered to surgically remove a live 60-mm. Surgically removed an armed grenade launcher round which was imbedded in the thigh of a wounded Marine. Medal of Honor [ edit] If you believe this list to be in error or if you would like your name removed from this list, please use the Military Service contact information provided under "Contact Us " to submit your concern to the appropriate Military Service. After killing an enemy machine gun crew, he was attempting to assist a wounded Marine when he was killed. Accueil; Solution; Tarif; PRO; Mon compte; France; Accueil; Solution; Tarif; PRO; Mon compte Led his PBR in a four-hour battle which killed 15 of the enemy and destroyed 28 sampans and an ammunition cache. [3][4] After the Gulf of Tonkin incident in August 1964, the U.S. Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and gave President Lyndon B. Johnson broad authority to increase the U.S. military presence in Vietnam. Thank you for reassuring me that I will be ok. God bless and Semper Fi! Billy Ray Pike is an even more sensitive type, because he worries about having left his young sweetheart pregnant and later winds up hooked on drugs in Vietnam. Assaulted and silenced two enemy bunkers and then carried a wounded man to safety before leading the platoon in an assault which caused the enemy to retreat, Was belatedly awarded the Navy Cross in 2019. After he was wounded twice, he continued to fire his machine gun alone. Navy Cross Recipients, Vietnam War, 1956-1975 Last Updated: March 29, 2013 LAST FIRST M.I. He was attempting to assist the wounded point man when he was killed. Despite being wounded in both legs, he directed the fire of seven Marines in his scout team to repulse an NVA battalion throughout the night. Suppressed the enemy with machine gun fire, and then shielded a wounded Corpsman from multiple enemy hand grenades, throwing two and kicking the rest of the grenades away, Led his PBR crew ashore to assist a six-man patrol which was engaged with an enemy platoon, Remained at the machine gun on top of an amphibian tractor to provide covering fire for the wounded, Assumed command of his squad during an ambush and fought his was to the wounded, Rendered aid to wounded Marines for two hours despite multiple wounds, and then shielded a Marine from enemy fire using his own body, Single-handedly destroyed an enemy mortar position and then retrieved a machine gun 100 meters forward of his platoon, Landed his helicopter a minefield while taking sniper fire to extract wounded Marines, Medical evacuation pilot who landed his helicopter under heavy fire to extract the crews of two crashed Navy helicopters, Delivered devastating machine gun fire from his door gun for four hours, and then left his helicopter on four occasions to assist wounded Marines back to it. Once the enemy was repulsed, he assisted wounded Marines back to the company perimeter, where he was wounded five more times. Led his platoon to rescue the crew of a crashed helicopter and reinforce a beleaguered platoon across 500 meters of open terrain. Dear SSgt Willie Tyrone, Thank you for your service as an Infantry Unit Leader. The operation was successful and he saved the life of the Marine. They can be found here: NOTICE: Security, privacy, and administrative reasons preclude a complete list of awards recipients. Single-handedly attacked an NVA bunker complex, destroying one bunker before he was killed while advancing on a second. Task Force 116 (TF-116). Rallied his men and led them in a counterattack against sappers which penetrated the wire. The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955[a] to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. Led a strike force against heavily defended thermal power plants, during which he was shot down, captured and tortured to death, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 2 (HS-2), Successfully rescued a pilot who was shot down over enemy territory, Led six F-8 aircraft in shooting down three MiGs, one of which he shot down himself, Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron 3 (HA(L)-3), Jumped from his helicopter into a river covered in burning jet fuel to bring a life preserver to a wounded Sailor under enemy fire, UDT member who discovered eight enemy soldiers hidden in the grass and killed six of them and captured the other two, Surgeon who successfully amputated a wounded man's leg which had an armed 2.75-inch rocket imbedded in it, Located a pilot who had been shot down and attacked anti-aircraft positions which threatened the search and rescue helicopter before he himself was shot down. He shielded them from the blast of the second grenade and was wounded. Join Facebook to connect with Tyrone Washington and others you may know. Despite being wounded twice, he continued applying first aid to a wounded Marine and was killed when shot a third time. Threw an enemy hand grenade out of his PBR, and then directed suppressive fire on the attacking enemy despite being wounded. The Navy Cross Jolly received for his actions in Benghazi was his fourth valor award. 9 Korean War recipients. U.S. Marine Corps Navy Cross Recipients, Vietnam War, 1956-1975 Last Updated: August 1, 2019 LAST FIRST M.I. dallas newspaper obituaries; equus electric water temperature gauge installation. Shielded his wounded commanding officer from enemy fire with his own body and returned fire before he was killed. [2] Led an 18-plane strike group in successfully bombing a heavily defended thermal power plant. We thank you for your service and sacrifice. The Navy Cross was established by Act of Congress (Public Law 65-253) and approved on February 4, 1919. [2] After the French military withdrawal from Indochina in 1954, the U.S. assumed financial and military support for the South Vietnamese state. Rendered first aid to numerous wounded Marines, picking up weapons to fire back at the enemy. For example, a Soldier whose name is listed twice on the Armys Distinguished Service Cross list was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for two separate acts. Even though I didn't have the honor of serving with you in this life, I look forward to meeting you in Heaven someday. near Xuan Ngoc Village, Qung Ngi Province, Shielded a Marine and Corpsman from a grenade blast. 2[1][2] were awarded to members of the South Vietnamese military and 1[3] was awarded to a U.S. Army helicopter pilot. When his platoon's defensive perimeter was penetrated by sappers, he charged and killed several of the enemy, assisted wounded Marines to the rear, and led his platoon in repelling several more attacks. Tyrone. Moved to an exposed position for two hours to call in artillery fire by himself and was wounded. The Navy Cross is bestowed by the Secretary of the Navy and may also be awarded to members of other armed services, and to foreign military personnel while serving with the U.S. naval services.
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