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| Specialist Five Howard S. Daugherty |
Class
of 2006
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United States Army
Air Medal with "V" Device |
Citation
For heroism while participating in aerial flight. Specialist
Five Daugherty distinguished himself by heroic action
on 9 February 1968 in the Republic of Vietnam. On that date,
Specialist Daugherty was serving as crew chief and gunner
on an armed UH-1C helicopter which was providing close air
support for a ground unit that was engaged with a numerically
superior North Vietnamese Army force. The insurgents had advanced
to within 25 to 50 meters of the friendly perimeter and the
friendly forces were low on ammunition and out of marking
smoke. As his aircraft made repeated passes at the heavily
defended hostile emplacements, Specialist Daugherty exhibited
complete disregard for his own safety as he leaned outside
the aircraft to place suppressive fire on the enemy. Despite
intense automatic weapons fire, he continued to place extremely
accurate fire upon the enemy positions surrounding the beleaguered
company. As a result of his heroic actions, the infantry unit
was able to reorganize its men and successfully repel the
enemy assaults. Specialist Five Daugherty’s courageous
actions and devotion to duty are in keeping with highest traditions
of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself,
the Americal Division and the United States Army.
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