Keywords: Eyewitness Statement of Edward J. Pettit, Jr., Company D, Second Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry, 101st Airborne... - NARA - 305377.jpg Scope and content This eyewitness statement contains evidence of the actions of Staff Sergeant Joe R Hooper who distinguished himself on 21 February 1968 in the battle of Hue Republic of Vietnam As a result of this statement and statements of others Staff Sergeant Hooper was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor In an extraordinary occurrence Staff Sergeant Clifford C Sims of the same company earned the Congressional Medal of Honor on the same day General notes 305377 Local identifier Department of Defense Department of the Army U S Army Pacific U S Army Vietnam Adjutant General Section Military Personnel Division Awards Branch 07/20/1965 - 05/15/1972 Edward J Pettit Jr NARA-Place Vietnam Asia nation 3137431 16 106 <br /> Archives II Reference Section Military Textual Archives Services Division NWCT2RM National Archives at College Park 8601 Adelphi Road College Park MD 20740-6001 ca ca 1968-03-12 Record group Record Group 472 Records of the U S Forces in Southeast Asia 1950 - 1976 Record group ARC 745 Medal of Honor Awards Case Files compiled 1965 - ca 1972 Series ARC 305367 File unit Case File for Joe Hooper ca 1968 - ca 1969 File unit ARC 305368 Variant control numbers NAIL Control Number NWCTM-472-MOHCF-HOOPJ-STATE7<br /> NAIL Control Number NWDT2-472-MOHCF-HOOPJ-STATE7 Other versions <gallery> File Eyewitness Statement of Edward J Pettit Jr Company D Second Battalion Airborne 501st Infantry 101st Airborne - NARA - 305377 tif TIFF File Eyewitness Statement of Edward J Pettit Jr Company D Second Battalion Airborne 501st Infantry 101st Airborne - NARA - 305377 jpg JPG File Edward J Pettit signature svg Signature </gallery> NARA-cooperation PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard Joe Hooper Battle of Huế Medal of Honor eyewitness statements 501st Parachute Regiment US Hooper 101st Airborne Division in the Vietnam War Hooper |