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Appendix: Joe Ronnie Hooper’s Medals
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Appendix Joe Ronnie Hooper’s Medals Awards and decorations displayed on his uniform for an official Army portrait taken on June 8, 1971:1 Right Breast (thirty individual awards) Combat Infantryman Badge Medal of Honor Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster (olc) Bronze Star Medal with V device and olc Air Medal with four olcs Army Commendation Medal with V device and olc Purple Heart with three olcs Army Good Conduct Medal with Bronze Clasp, two knots Navy Good Conduct Medal National Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Expedition Medal Republic of Vietnam Service Medal with Silver Star (equivalent to five campaigns) Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm [according to the official citation, this should be a Silver Star, not a Palm] Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal U.S. Master Parachutist Jump Wings Left Breast (five unit awards) South Vietnamese Special Forces Parachute Wings at the novice level [why he wore this was a mystery since he was undoubtedly authorized to wear the South Vietnamese Army Airborne Wings] Presidential Unit Citation South Vietnamese Presidential Unit Citation (presented to the 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne for service in early 1968) Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation with Palm The Army’s compilation of his awards in July 1989:2 Medal of Honor Silver Star with olc Bronze Star Medal with V device and olc Air Medal with two olcs Purple Heart Good Conduct Medal, Bronze with three loops Vietnam Service Medal with six Bronze Service Stars Combat Infantryman Badge Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon with Device (1960) National Defense Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Silver Star Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal, First Class Unit Citation Badge Parachutist Badge Expert Badge with Automatic Rifle Bar Sharpshooter Badge with Rifle Bar 500 APPENDIX ...