Home About the Medal About the Ceremony Class of 2000 Class of 2001 Class of 2002 Class of 2003 Class of 2004 Class of 2005 Class of 2006 Class of 2007 Class of 2008 Class of 2009 Class of 2010 Class of 2011 Class of 2012 Class of 2013 Class of 2014 Class of 2015 Class of 2016	Inductees    Nominations    Sponsors/Donations    News/Info    About OMHOF    Contact Us Gunnery Sergeant Johnny K. Berry Class of 2006 United States Marines Silver Star Citation For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving as an 81 mm Mortar Forward Observer with Company I, 3d Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment in Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam on 22 December 1967. On patrol during Operation Fortress Ridge, Gunnery Sergeant (then Sergeant) Berry’s platoon came under intense enemy automatic weapons fire which pinned down two of the platoon’s three weapons squads and killed and wounded a number of Marines. Gunnery Sergeant Berry immediately assisted the platoon commander in directing the two pinned down squads, maneuvering the one mobile squad, and calling in 81 mm mortar fire. After two wounded Marines were sighted in open terrain and an attempt to reach them was aborted when rescue personnel were hit by enemy fire, Gunnery Sergeant Berry and the platoon’s corpsman jumped up and ran to their aid. They picked up the wounded men and ran back across the exposed, open terrain, carrying the injured Marines to the relative safety of the platoon perimeter. Gunnery Sergeant Berry, with complete disregard for his own personal safety, bravely subjected himself to intense hostile fire to effect the rescue of two fellow Marines who might possibly have died without his assistance. By his daring action, exemplary presence of mind, and selfless devotion to duty, Gunnery Sergeant Berry reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
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