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It has been awarded to military personnel, Qantas crews, civilian medical personnel, and Embassy staff. Australia awarded four Victoria Crosses during the Vietnam War, two posthumously. Australian servicemen were also awarded a number of individual US and South Vietnamese awards, and the following unit citations:
During the Vietnam War and in the following twelve months, 235 Medals of Honor were awarded and since 1978 a further 33 awards have been presented. Of the total of 268 awards, 179 were to the US Army, 15 to the US Navy, 58 to the USMC and 14 to the USAF. [3] These totals do not include the award to the Vietnam Unknown Soldier.
this US DOD source only reports US Navy and US Marine Corps recipients of the Navy Cross; Sterner, Doug (ed.). "Service Cross". homeofheroes.com. this long standing private source believes it is "99.9% complete" for all military, civilian and allied recipients of the Top 2 (above Silver Star) "Kilo 3/3 Personal Awards".
History Division, United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011 Original URL for WW at hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil, retrieved 30 March 2006 "LCPL Richard A. Anderson, Medal of Honor, 1969, 3d Recon, 3d MarDiv, Vietnam (Medal of Honor citation)". Marines Awarded the Medal of Honor. United States Marine Corps.
Terrence Collinson Graves (6 July 1945 – 16 February 1968) was a United States Marine Corps officer who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his "outstanding courage, superb leadership and indomitable fighting spirit" on 16 February 1968, during the Vietnam War.
The Vietnam Service Medal was a military award of the United States Armed Forces established on 8 July 1965 by order of President Lyndon B. Johnson.The medal is awarded to recognize service during the Vietnam War by all members of the U.S. Armed Forces provided they meet the award requirements.
American Medal of Honor recipients for World War II (A–F). United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on June 16, 2008 "Medal of Honor recipients". American Medal of Honor recipients for World War II (G–L). United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009
The medal was created on May 12, 1964 during the Vietnam War. The Civil Actions Medal was awarded to the South Vietnamese military and its allies' military personnel or units that performed outstanding achievements in the field of civil affairs. The medal was awarded in two classes, with the first-class intended for commissioned officers and ...