William H. Pitsenbarger

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Medal of Honor recipient United States Air Force airman human military personnel killed in the Vietnam War pararescueman

William H. Pitsenbarger was a United States Air Force pararescueman and Medal of Honor recipient renowned for his heroic actions and ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Medal of Honor recipient ⓘ
United States Air Force airman ⓘ
human ⓘ
military personnel killed in the Vietnam War ⓘ
pararescueman ⓘ
awardReceived Air Force Cross ⓘ
Airman’s Medal ⓘ
Good Conduct Medal ⓘ
Medal of Honor ⓘ
National Defense Service Medal ⓘ
Purple Heart ⓘ
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal ⓘ
Vietnam Service Medal ⓘ
burialPlace Miami Memorial Park Cemetery, Covington, Ohio, United States of America ⓘ
causeOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
conflict Vietnam War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1944-07-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1966-04-11 ⓘ
education Piqua Central High School ⓘ
enlistmentDate 1962-12 ⓘ
ethnicGroup European American ⓘ
familyName Pitsenbarger ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
hasMemorial Airman Leadership School ⓘ
surface form: Pitsenbarger Airman Leadership School, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

National Museum of the United States Air Force ⓘ
surface form: Pitsenbarger display at National Museum of the United States Air Force

Pitsenbarger statue in Piqua, Ohio ⓘ
USNS PFC William H. Pitsenbarger (T-AK-4638) ⓘ
William H. Pitsenbarger scholarship and awards program ⓘ
medalOfHonorCitationDate 2000-12-08 ⓘ
medalOfHonorPosthumous true ⓘ
medalOfHonorPresentedBy Bill Clinton ⓘ
medalOfHonorPresentedByOffice President of the United States ⓘ
middleName Hart ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Air Force ⓘ
militaryRank Airman First Class ⓘ
notableFor remaining on the ground to aid and defend wounded soldiers during a firefight despite opportunities to evacuate ⓘ
notableWork rescue mission near Cam My, Vietnam, 11 April 1966 ⓘ
occupation pararescue specialist ⓘ
parentOrganization Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service ⓘ
placeOfBirth Piqua, Ohio ⓘ
surface form: Piqua, Ohio, United States of America
placeOfDeath near Cam My, South Vietnam ⓘ
portrayedBy Jeremy Irvine ⓘ
portrayedIn Thank You for Your Service ⓘ
surface form: The Last Full Measure
previousDecorationUpgradedFrom Air Force Cross ⓘ
residence Piqua, Ohio ⓘ
surface form: Piqua, Ohio, United States of America
serviceNumber AF 16818054 ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
unit 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron ⓘ

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Golden Gate National Cemetery → hasGraveOf → William H. Pitsenbarger ⓘ