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| honorific_prefix = | name = John Canley | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = John L. Canley.jpg | alt = | caption = Official portrait of SgtMaj Canley in October 2018 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1938|02|01}} | death_date = | birth_place = Caledonia, Arkansas, U.S. | death_place = | placeofburial = | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance = United States of America | branch = {{flag|United States Marine Corps}} | serviceyears = 1953—1981 | rank = Sergeant Major | servicenumber = | unit = 1st Battalion, 1st Marines | commands = | battles = Vietnam War
| battles_label = | awards = Medal of Honor Bronze Star Medal w/V Purple Heart | memorials = | spouse = | relations = | laterwork = | signature = | website = | module = | children = 3 }}John L. Canley (born 1 February 1938) is a retired United States Marine and recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for actions in January/February 1968 during the Battle of Huế. At the time of this action Canley was a Gunnery sergeant with Company A 1st Battalion, 1st Marines. Canley was originally awarded the Navy Cross, but this was upgraded to the Medal of Honor which was presented on 17 October 2018.[1] Early lifeCanley was born in Caledonia, Arkansas.[2] In 1953, Canley enlisted in the United States Marine Corps from Little Rock, Arkansas and retired in 1981. He lives in Oxnard, California.[3][3] BiographyOn the morning of 31 January 1968, Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines was loaded onto trucks and sent to reinforce U.S. and South Vietnamese forces under siege in Huế. As the convoy approached the southern suburbs of the city, they began to come under increased sniper fire. In one village, the troops dismounted and cleared the houses on either side of the main street before proceeding. The Marine convoy stopped several times to eliminate resistance in heavy house-to-house and street-to-street fighting before proceeding again. During this fighting the Company commander, Captain Gordon Batchellor was wounded and Gunnery Sergeant Canley assumed command of the Company and he and Sergeant Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez led the Marines in the defense of the convoy, actions for which Gonzalez would later be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. At about 15:15 after bloody fighting the Marines managed to make their way toward the besieged Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) compound ({{Coord|16.466|N|107.592|E|display=inline}}).[4] Canley was awarded the Navy Cross. Sergeant Major Canley retired from the Marine Corps on 23 October 1981.[3] Medal of Honor announcedRepresentative Julia Brownley sponsored a bill in Congress for Canley's Navy Cross to be upgraded to the Medal of Honor. On 21 December 2017 the House of Representatives waived the 5 year time limit for the award of the Medal of Honor and the Senate later took similar action. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis (retired Marine General) recommended the upgrade to President Donald Trump who approved the award in July 2018.[1][5] On Wednesday, 17 October 2018, President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Major John L. Canley, United States Marine Corps (Retired), for conspicuous gallantry.[6]Medal of Honor citationThe President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, March 3, 1863, has awarded in the name of Congress the Medal of Honor to GUNNERY SERGEANT UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Gunnery Sergeant John L. Canley (MCSN: 1455946), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving as Company Gunnery Sergeant of Company A, First Battalion, First Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, during operations against the enemy in the Republic of Vietnam from 31 January to 6 February 1968. On 31 January, when his company came under a heavy volume of enemy fire near the city of Hue, Gunnery Sergeant Canley rushed across the fire-swept terrain and carried several wounded Marines to safety. Later, with the company commander seriously wounded, Gunnery Sergeant Canley assumed command and immediately reorganized his scattered Marines, moving from one group to another to advise and encourage his men. Although sustaining shrapnel wounds during this period, he nonetheless established a base of fire which subsequently allowed the company to break through the enemy strongpoint. Retaining command of the company for the following three days, Gunnery Sergeant Canley on 4 February led his men into an enemy-occupied building in Hue. Despite fierce enemy resistance, he succeeded in gaining a position immediately above the enemy strongpoint and dropped a large satchel charge into the position, personally accounting for numerous enemy killed, and forcing the others to vacate the building. On 6 February, when his unit sustained numerous casualties while attempting to capture a government building, Gunnery Sergeant Canley lent words of encouragement to his men and exhorted them to greater efforts as they drove the enemy from its fortified emplacement. Although wounded once again during this action, on two occasions he leaped a wall in full view of the enemy, picked up casualties, and carried them to covered positions. By his dynamic leadership, courage, and selfless dedication, Gunnery Sergeant Canley contributed greatly to the accomplishment of his company's mission and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and of the United States Naval Service. Awards and decorations
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References1. ^1 {{cite web |last1=Harkins |first1=Gina |title=Trump to Award Medal of Honor to Marine for Hue City Heroism |url=https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/07/19/trump-award-medal-honor-marine-hue-city-heroism.html |website=military.com|date=19 July 2018|accessdate=29 July 2018}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wistv.com/2018/10/17/retired-marine-receive-medal-honor-vietnam-actions/|title=Retired Marine receives Medal of Honor for Vietnam actions|first=DARLENE|last=SUPERVILLE|publisher=|accessdate=22 October 2018}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/oct/18/vietnam-vet-a-state-native-awarded-meda-1/|title=Vietnam vet from Arkansas awarded Medal of Honor for heroism|date=18 October 2018|publisher=|accessdate=22 October 2018}} 4. ^{{cite book|last=Shulimson|first=Jack|author2=LtCol. Leonard Blasiol|author3=Charles R. Smith|author4=Capt. David A. Dawson| title =U.S. Marines in Vietnam: 1968, the Defining Year|publisher=History and Museums Division, USMC |year=1997|url=https://archive.org/stream/USMarinesInVietnamTheDefiningYear1968#page/n0/mode/2up|isbn=0-16-049125-8|page=171-3}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.connectingvets.com/articles/trump-award-marine-veteran-sgt-major-john-l-canley-medal-honor|title=Marine veteran to receive Medal of Honor 50 years after his actions in Vietnam|date=25 September 2018|publisher=|accessdate=22 October 2018}} 6. ^1 2 {{cite web |title=Medal of Honor: Sgt. Maj. John Canley |url=https://www.marines.mil/News/Press-Releases/Press-Release-Display/Article/1644927/medal-of-honor-sgt-maj-john-canley/ |website=The Official United States Marine Corps Public Website |accessdate=26 September 2018}} External links
10 : 1938 births|Living people|People from Union County, Arkansas|People from Oxnard, California|American Marine Corps personnel of the Vietnam War|United States Marines|United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients|Vietnam War recipients of the Medal of Honor|African-American military personnel|Military personnel from Arkansas |
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