Category: Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm

Categories: Vietnam, Military Decorations | Foreign and International Awards Authorized for US Armed Forces

This category contains profiles of recipients of this award.

The Gallantry Cross (Vietnamese: Anh Dũng Bội Tinh) is a military decoration of the former Government of South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam). The medal was created on August 15, 1950 and was awarded to military personnel, civilians, and Armed Forces units and organizations in recognition of deeds of valor or heroic conduct while in combat with the enemy.

The Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross was awarded in four degrees, with a basic medal followed by higher degrees which were the equivalent of personal citations on an organizational level (also known as having been "mentioned in dispatches"). The degrees of the Gallantry Cross are as follows:

  • Gallantry Cross with Palm: cited at the Armed Forces level
  • Gallantry Cross with Gold Star: cited at the Corps level
  • Gallantry Cross with Silver Star: cited at the Division level
  • Gallantry Cross with Bronze Star: cited at the Regiment or Brigade level

See Wikipedia:Gallantry_Cross_(Vietnam)

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Person Profiles (59)

A

25 Jun 1941 Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States - 12 Aug 1969 photo
03 Dec 1932 New York, United States - 20 Jan 2012 photo
Living Allen photo
12 Aug 1947 Havana, Gadsden, Florida, United States - 23 Feb 1969 photo
24 Jun 1919 Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States - 12 Nov 2015 photo

B

29 Dec 1949 Staples, Todd, Minnesota, United States - 14 May 2021 photo
30 Nov 1919 Dehart, Morgan, Kentucky, United States - 19 Apr 2002 photo
14 Aug 1947 Dania Beach, Broward, Florida, United States - 09 Jul 1969 photo
22 Feb 1945 Belle Glade, Florida, United States - 11 Dec 1965 photo
05 Feb 1922 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States - 30 Oct 2008 photo
22 Jan 1929 Atlanta, Georgia, United States - 13 Jun 1994 photo
06 Nov 1945 Bronson, Levy, Florida, United States - 15 May 1968 photo
11 Jun 1946 Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, United States - 07 Oct 1966 photo
03 Jul 1938 Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States - 03 Jan 2017 photo
13 Jan 1946 Baldwin, Duval, Florida, United States - 20 Jan 1969 photo

C

22 Jun 1941 Edison, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States - 13 Jun 2021 photo
Living Crawford photo
24 Dec 1914 St Paul. Minnesota, United States - 02 Jan 1985 photo

D

22 Dec 1932 Bennettsville, Marlboro, South Carolina, USA - 27 Jun 2011 photo
13 Jan 1915 Fitzgerald, Ben Hill, Georgia, United States - 03 Sep 2003
05 Oct 1925 East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States - 28 Oct 1998

D cont.

01 Aug 1941 Port Barre, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States - 09 Jul 1966
30 Jan 1934 Saugerties, Ulster, New York, United States - 25 Jan 2024 photo

E

05 Mar 1928 Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States - 16 Jun 2014

F

21 May 1944 Oregon, United States - 13 Dec 1968

G

21 Sep 1948 - 03 Mar 1969
23 May 1946 Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas United States of America - 04 Feb 1968

H

08 Aug 1938 Piedmont, South Carolina, USA - 06 May 1979 photo

J

12 Jun 1935 Hope, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States - 13 Jan 2022 photo
03 May 1944 Flagstaff, Coconino, Arizona, United States - 28 Nov 1970 photo
04 Jun 1941 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 02 Feb 2017

K

21 May 1944 Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States - 05 Sep 2010 photo

L

07 Jul 1943 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States - 08 Jun 1969 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo

M

30 Jan 1919 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia - 28 Jan 1995 photo
Living Madison photo
30 May 1947 New York, United States - 10 Nov 1968 photo
17 Oct 1932 New Blaine, Arkansas - 18 Jun 1999 photo
19 Jun 1944 Martin, North Carolina, United States - 17 Oct 2003
07 Feb 1944 Los Angeles, California, USA - 03 Jan 2016 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
28 Aug 1931 Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, United States - 12 Mar 2014
13 Feb 1922 Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky - 10 Feb 2017

M cont.

16 Jul 1935 Atlanta, Georgia - 02 Apr 2014 photo

N

09 Nov 1928 Niles, Trumbull, Ohio, United States - 16 Jun 2007 photo

O

22 Nov 1943 Poston, Pinal, Arizona, United States - 27 Sep 2020
31 Aug 1927 Georgia, United States - 28 Nov 1997

P

abt 1952 Delaware, United States - 19 Jul 2021 photo
07 Nov 1945 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 19 Aug 1968 photo
20 Aug 1943 Sacaton, Arizona, United States - 11 Oct 1966 photo
30 Aug 1930 Lake City, Craighead, Arkansas, United States - 18 Oct 1999 photo
18 Aug 1945 Camp LeJeune North Carolina - 11 May 1994

R

12 Jan 1938 Eudora, Chicot, Arkansas, United States - 15 Nov 2015 photo
12 Jul 1929 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 07 Aug 2010 photo
24 Nov 1920 Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States - 28 Mar 2010 photo

S

25 Jul 1933 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - 20 Aug 2023 photo

T

14 Jan 1929 Honolulu, Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States - 27 Jan 2016
28 May 1919 Viipuri, Finland - 18 Oct 1965 photo

W

24 Jul 1936 North Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States - 05 May 1991
13 Mar 1937 Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia - 13 Nov 1965 photo

Z

29 Nov 1920 City and County of San Francisco, California, USA - 02 Jan 2000 photo




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