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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 35061" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Hooper </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Joe Ronnie </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>501 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company D,2 Bn) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sergeant </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Medal of Honor, 2 x Silver Stars, 6 Bronze Stars</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>South Vietnam 1968 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 8.8.1938 Piedmont, South Carolina</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>moved as child to Moses Lake, Washington</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>attended Moses Lake High School</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted U.S.N. December 1956</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>USS Wasp</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>USS Hancock</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>discharged July 1959 (Petty Officer 3rd Class)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted Army May 1960 Los Angeles, California (PFC)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Company C,1 Bn 327th Infantry Regiment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>20th Infantry Regiment (Sgt)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2nd Armored Division 1964</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Company D,2 Bn 502nd Infantry Regiment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Staff Sergeant September 1966</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HQ Company + Company B 508th Infantry Regiment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>reduced to Corporal July 1967</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sergeant again October 1967</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Company D,2 Bn 501st Infantry Regiment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 21.2.1968 near Hue, South Vietnam</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>discharged June 1968</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>re enlisted September 1968</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Public Relations Specialist</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>5th Infantry Regiment July 1969-August 1970 (Platoon Sgt)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Pathfinder,101st Aviation Group,101st Airborne Division (Vietnam April-June 1970)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Company A,2 Bn 327th Infantry Regiment (Platoon Sgt) June-December 1970</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commissioned Second Lieutenant</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Company A,2 Bn 327th Infantry Regiment December 1970-April 1971</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Infantry Officer Basic Course, Fort Benning</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>instructor, Fort Polk, Louisiana</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired February 1974 (1st Lieutenant)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Army Reserve</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>12th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (company exec officer) 1974</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>104th Division (Training Support) February 1976</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Captain March 1977</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>left service September 1978</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awards Medal of Honor, Silver Star (x2), Bronze Star with V (x6), Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>most decorated soldier of Vietnam War</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 6.5.1979 Louisville, Kentucky (cerebral hemorrhage)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia Section 46 Site 656-17</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-hooper.7810/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/7/7810-eee999c5fd0f40abb05ab75e5121d7fc.jpg?1591389123" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 35061, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Hooper [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Joe Ronnie [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]501 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company D,2 Bn) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Sergeant [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Medal of Honor, 2 x Silver Stars, 6 Bronze Stars[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]South Vietnam 1968 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 8.8.1938 Piedmont, South Carolina[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]moved as child to Moses Lake, Washington[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]attended Moses Lake High School[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted U.S.N. December 1956[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]USS Wasp[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]USS Hancock[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]discharged July 1959 (Petty Officer 3rd Class)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted Army May 1960 Los Angeles, California (PFC)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Company C,1 Bn 327th Infantry Regiment[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]20th Infantry Regiment (Sgt)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]2nd Armored Division 1964[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Company D,2 Bn 502nd Infantry Regiment[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Staff Sergeant September 1966[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HQ Company + Company B 508th Infantry Regiment[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]reduced to Corporal July 1967[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Sergeant again October 1967[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Company D,2 Bn 501st Infantry Regiment[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]WIA 21.2.1968 near Hue, South Vietnam[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]discharged June 1968[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]re enlisted September 1968[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Public Relations Specialist[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]5th Infantry Regiment July 1969-August 1970 (Platoon Sgt)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Pathfinder,101st Aviation Group,101st Airborne Division (Vietnam April-June 1970)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Company A,2 Bn 327th Infantry Regiment (Platoon Sgt) June-December 1970[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]commissioned Second Lieutenant[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Company A,2 Bn 327th Infantry Regiment December 1970-April 1971[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Infantry Officer Basic Course, Fort Benning[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]instructor, Fort Polk, Louisiana[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]retired February 1974 (1st Lieutenant)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Army Reserve[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]12th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (company exec officer) 1974[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]104th Division (Training Support) February 1976[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Captain March 1977[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]left service September 1978[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awards Medal of Honor, Silver Star (x2), Bronze Star with V (x6), Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]most decorated soldier of Vietnam War[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 6.5.1979 Louisville, Kentucky (cerebral hemorrhage)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia Section 46 Site 656-17[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-hooper.7810/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/7/7810-eee999c5fd0f40abb05ab75e5121d7fc.jpg?1591389123[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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