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Sgt Joe Ronnie Hooper
Congressional Medal of Honor
Vietnam ~ 1968

Documents from the National Archives Records Administration

ARC Identifier: 305369
Title: Draft of Citation for Congressional Medal of Honor to be Awarded to Joe R. Hooper, Staff Sergeant, Company D, Second Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, for actions at the Battle of Hue, 21 February 1968, ca. 03/12/1968

Creator: Department of Defense. Department of the Army. U.S. Army Pacific. U.S. Army Vietnam.
Adjutant General Section. Military Personnel Division. (1965 - 1973) (Most Recent)
Type of Archival Materials: Textual Records
Level of Description: Item from Record Group 472: Records of the United States Forces in Southeast Asia, 1950-1975, 1950 - 1976
Location: Modern Military Records LICON, Textual Archives Services Division, College Park, MD

Cpt Joe Ronnie Hooper and his wife, Winnie Faye Saint Hooper

From Sgt to Cpt: Joe Ronnie Hooper

For his service in Vietnam, aside from his Medal of Honor, the U.S. Army awarded Hooper two Silver Stars, six Bronze Stars, eight Purple Hearts, the Presidential Unit Citation, the Vietnam Service Medal with six campaign stars, and the Combat Infantryman Badge.

Cpt Hooper is buried at Arlington National Park. Click the icon to see his gravesite and memorial.