Joe C. Paul
Military Person
1946 – 1965
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Who was Joe C. Paul?
Lance Corporal Joe Calvin Paul was a United States Marine killed in the Vietnam War who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for diverting an attack long enough to allow the evacuation of wounded Marines during Operation Starlite near Chu Lai, Vietnam, on August 18, 1965. The medal was awarded on February 7, 1967 during a ceremony in the Office of Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitze, who presented the award to his parents.
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- Born
- Apr 23, 1946
Williamsburg - Also known as
- Joe Calvin Paul
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Aug 8, 1965
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on July 23, 2013
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