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Bookmark or Share- Tank Driver Braved Flames, Bullets to Save Friends in VietnamDwight Hal Johnson’s decision to risk his life for his friends in Vietnam earned him the Medal of Honor and left him struggling with PTSD.
- Tank driver Dwight Johnson in Vietnam - Warfare History NetworkHe was the City of Detroit's only Vietnam War Medal of Honor winner and the first African American soldier from Michigan to recieve the nation's highest military honor. Tank driver Dwight Johnson awarded the Medal of Honor for defending his platoon during an ambush at Dak To in Vietnam. This article appears in: Spring 2023.
- Dwight H. Johnson - WikipediaDwight Hal Johnson (May 7, 1947 – April 30, 1971) a native of Detroit, Michigan, was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in January 1968 during the Vietnam War.
- Dwight Johnson: Medal of Honor Recipient and Vietnam War HeroOn January 15, 1968, Dwight Johnson transformed into a one-man army after the tank he was driving became immobilized while under intense enemy fire. He expended the ammunition of several small arms weapons, killing a number of enemy troops and saving his fellow servicemen.
- Dwight Hal Johnson | Vietnam War | U.S. Army | Medal of Honor ...U.S. Army Specialist Fifth Class Dwight Hal Johnson was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War.
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