- SURNAME
Dix
- FORENAME
Drew Dennis
- UNIT
5 SF Group (US Senior Advisor Group, IV Corps, MACV)
- RANK
Staff Sergeant
- NUMBER
- AWARD
Medal of Honor
- PLACE
South Vietnam 1968
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 14.12.1944 West Point,New York
entered service Denver,Colorado
CITATION:
Medal of Honor : The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant Drew Dennis Dix, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a unit advisor with Senior Advisor Group, IV Corps, Military Assistance Command, in action against enemy aggressor forces at Chau Doc Province, Republic of Vietnam, on 31 January and 1 February 1968. Two heavily armed Viet Cong battalions attacked the Province capital city of Chau Phu resulting in the complete breakdown and fragmentation of the defenses of the city. Staff Sergeant Dix, with a patrol of Vietnamese soldiers, was recalled to assist in the defense of Chau Phu. Learning that a nurse was trapped in a house near the center of the city, Staff Sergeant Dix organized a relief force, successfully rescued the nurse, and returned her to the safety of the Tactical Operations Center. Being informed of other trapped civilians within the city, Staff Sergeant Dix voluntarily led another force to rescue eight civilian employees located in a building which was under heavy mortar and small-arms fire. Staff Sergeant Dix then returned to the center of the city. Upon approaching a building, he was subjected to intense automatic rifle and machinegun fire from an unknown number of Viet Cong. He personally assaulted the building, killing six Viet Cong, and rescuing two Filipinos. The following day Staff Sergeant Dix, still on his own volition, assembled a 20-man force and though under intense enemy fire cleared the Viet Cong out of the hotel, theater, and other adjacent buildings within the city. During this portion of the attack, Army Republic of Vietnam soldiers inspired by the heroism and success of Staff Sergeant Dix, rallied and commenced firing upon the Viet Cong. Staff Sergeant Dix captured 20 prisoners, including a high ranking Viet Cong official. He then attacked enemy troops who had entered the residence of the Deputy Province Chief and was successful in rescuing the official's wife and children. Staff Sergeant Dix's personal heroic actions resulted in 14 confirmed Viet Cong killed in action and possibly 25 more, the capture of 20 prisoners, 15 weapons, and the rescue of the 14 United States and free world civilians. The heroism of Staff Sergeant Dix was in the highest tradition and reflects great credit upon the United States Army.
WEB LINKS:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/681
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