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Airman wins Medal of Honor for action on this day - Feb 24, 1969 - HISTORY.com
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After a North Vietnamese mortar shells rocks their Douglas AC-47 gunship, Airman First Class John L. Levitow throws himself on an activated, smoking magnesium flare, drags himself and the flare to the open cargo door, and tosses it out of the aircraft just before it ignites. For saving his fellow crewmembers and the gunship, Airman Levitow was later awarded the Medal of Honor. He was one of only two enlisted airmen to win the Medal of Honor for service in Vietnam and was one of only five enlisted airmen ever to win the medal.
After a North Vietnamese mortar shells rocks their Douglas AC-47 gunship, Airman First Class John L. Levitow throws himself on an activated, smoking magnesium flare, drags himself and the flare to the open cargo door, and tosses it out of the aircraft just before it ignites. For saving his fellow crewmembers and the gunship, Airman Levitow was later awarded the Medal of Honor. He was one of only two enlisted airmen to win the Medal of Honor for service in Vietnam and was one of only five enlisted airmen ever to win the medal.
Airman wins Medal of Honor for action on this day - Feb 24, 1969 - HISTORY.com
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Not to downplay the SPC's heroics or worth: but I cringe when a headline states _______award was WON.
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Thanks SGT John " Mac " McConnell for letting us know that Airman First Class John L. Levitow was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on an AC-47 "Spooky" gunship for throwing himself on an activated, smoking magnesium flare, drags himself to the open cargo door, and tosses it out of the aircraft just before it ignites. I am glad he was alive when the medal was awarded.
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