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List of Personnel in the Immediate Area Saved by the Heroic Action of Clifford C. Sims, Staff Sergeant, Company D, Second Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, at the Battle of Hue (

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Department of Defense. Department of the Army. U.S. Army Pacific. U.S. Army Vietnam. Adjutant General Section. Military Personnel Division. Awards Branch. (07/20/1965 - 05/15/1972)

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List of Personnel in the Immediate Area Saved by the Heroic Action of Clifford C. Sims, Staff Sergeant, Company D, Second Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, at the Battle of Hue

Description

Scope and content: This list identifies the individuals whose lives were saved by the actions of Staff Sergeant Clifford C. Sims, who distinguished himself on 21 February 1968 in the battle of Hue, Republic of Vietnam. As a result of this list, and statements made by others in Staff Sergeant Sims unit, he was awarded posthumously the Congressional Medal of Honor. In an extraordinary occurrence, Staff Sergeant Joe Hooper of the same company earned the Congressional Medal of Honor on the same day.

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Vietnam (Asia) nation (16°N 106°E / 16°N 106°E; NARA geographical record)

Date

ca. 12 March 1968 - ca. 12 March 1968

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National Archives and Records Administration

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Record group: Record Group 472: Records of the U.S. Forces in Southeast Asia, 1950 - 1976 (National Archives Identifier: 745)
Series: Medal of Honor Awards Case Files, compiled 1965 - ca. 1972 (National Archives Identifier: 305367)
File unit: Clifford Sims, 02/21/1968 - 02/21/1968 (National Archives Identifier: 305380)
NAIL Control Number: NWCTM-472-MOHCF-SIMSCC-PERSSAV

NAIL Control Number: NWDT2-472-MOHCF-SIMSCC-PERSSAV

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