James E. Livingston
U.S. Marine Corps/Vietnam
I
t was May 2, 1968, in Vietnam, and the Battle of Dai Do was raging.
James Livingston commanded Company E in an assault against the
heavily fortified village, where a Marine company had been isolated
since the enemy seized the village the evening before. As he maneuvered
his men across 500 yards of open rice paddy, exposed to intense enemy
fire, he fearlessly moved to the points of heaviest resistance, shouting
encouragement to his men and directing their fire.
Twice wounded by grenade fragments, he refused medical treatment,
instead leading his men to destroy more than 100 bunkers and relieving the
stranded Marine company. He went on to halt a counterattack with the
remaining men in his company, during which he was wounded a third time.
Though he couldn’t walk, he stayed in the fight, submitting to evacuation
only when he had assured himself of the safety of his men.
Capt. Livingston received the Medal of Honor on May 14, 1970,
recognizing his conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life
above and beyond the call of duty.
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