Jimmie E. Howard
US Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 64 years 108 days (771 months)Star Sign: Leo
Jimmie Earl Howard (July 27, 1929 – November 12, 1993) was a Marine Corps staff sergeant when he led an eighteen-man reconnaissance patrol in a fierce battle against a battalion of Viet Cong in June 1966.
As a result of his heroic actions, Howard became the sixth U.S.Marine to be awarded the nation's highest honor for heroism in combat in Vietnam.
The Medal of Honor was presented by President Lyndon B.Johnson in White House ceremonies on August 21, 1967.
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