A Female Award Recipient. Only one woman, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker (Civil War) has ever received the Medal of Honor. However, an additional woman's name is on the Roll of Honor. During the Vietnam War, Marine Captain Jay R. Vargas received the Medal of Honor. Before his award could be presented to him, his mother passed away at home in Arizona.
Died: February 9, 1969, Republic of Vietnam. Buried: Allegheny County Memorial Park (MH) (22-11-11), Pittsburgh, PA, United States. Location of Medal: Soldier & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, Pittsburgh, PA. U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal William Raymond Prom was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam
The White House, presented by Pres. Richard M. Nixon. Born: August 18, 1939, Pilot Point, Denton County, TX, United States. U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Frederick Edgar Ferguson was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War.
U.S. Navy Captain William Loren McGonagle was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War.
Died: August 11, 1967, Republic of Vietnam. Buried: Eastabuchie Baptist Church Cemetery (MH), Eastabuchie, MS, United States. Location of Medal: Naval Air Station, Meridian, MS. U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Roy Mitchell Wheat was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War.
Died: October 12, 1967, Republic of Vietnam. Buried: San Fernando Mission Cemetery (D-254-8), San Fernando, CA, United States. U.S. Marine Corps Corporal William Thomas Perkins Jr. was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War.
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