Additional information:
https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Marine-Corps-History-Division/Information-for-Units/Medal-of-Honor-Recipients-By-Unit/SSgt-Jimmie-Earl-Howard/.

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-upon-presenting-the-medal-honor-gunnery-sgt-jimmie-e-howard-usmc.

https://www.wearethemighty.com/popular/jimmie-howard-usmc-most-decorated-platoon/.

First Sergeant Jimmie Earl Howard (Vietnam) is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftrosecrans.asp. He received the Medal of Honor while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, for leadership and fighting spirit in the Republic of Vietnam, June 16, 1966. Howard died in 1993.  https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/1680.

*The preceding content is not intended as a comprehensive biography, but it highlights their significance as a result of military or civilian distinction, lasting achievements, or association with impactful national events. 


President Johnson presents Jimmie Howard with a Medal of Honor.

JIMMIE EARL HOWARD

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KOREA

VIETNAM

MEDAL OF HONOR

SILVER STAR

PURPLE HEART

US MARINE CORPS,

1ST SGT

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