Joe C. Paul
US Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 19 years 126 days (232 months)Star Sign: Aries
Lance Corporal Joe Calvin Paul (April 23, 1946 – August 19, 1965) was a United States Marine killed in the Vietnam War who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for diverting an attack long enough to allow the evacuation of wounded Marines during Operation Starlite near Chu Lai, Vietnam, on August 18, 1965.
The medal was awarded on February 7, 1967, during a ceremony in the Office of Secretary of the Navy Paul H.Nitze, who presented the award to his parents.
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