词条 | Richard A. Penry |
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|name=Richard Allen Penry |birth_date= {{Birth date|1948|11|18}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1994|5|9|1948|11|18}} |birth_place=Petaluma, California |death_place= |placeofburial= Cypress Hill Memorial Park Petaluma, California |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= Richard A. Penry.jpg |caption= |nickname= |allegiance=United States of America |branch=United States Army |serviceyears=1969 - 1971 |rank=Sergeant |commands= |unit=12th Infantry Regiment, 199th Infantry Brigade |battles=Vietnam War |awards=Medal of Honor Distinguished Service Cross Bronze Star Air Medal |relations= |laterwork= }} Richard Allen Penry (November 18, 1948 – May 9, 1994)[1] was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War. BiographyBorn in Petaluma, California, Penry joined the Army from Oakland, California in March 1969, and by January 31, 1970 was serving as a Sergeant in Company C, 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 199th Infantry Brigade. On that day, in Binh Tuy Province of the Republic of Vietnam, his unit came under an intense enemy attack. After the company commander was wounded, Penry helped organize the defense of the area and repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire to retrieve supplies and return fire. He was honorably discharged from the Army in March 1971.[2] Penry died at age 45 and was buried in Cypress Hill Memorial Park in Petaluma. Penry has two namesakes in his hometown: a park that was renamed in his honor, and a small military museum, the Sgt. Richard Penry Medal of Honor Memorial Military Museum, where his Medal of Honor is displayed. Medal of Honor citationSee also{{Portal|Biography|United States Army}}
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|publisher = United States Army Center of Military History |title = Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipients (M-Z) |work = Medal of Honor citations |date = October 3, 2003 |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/vietnam-m-z.html |accessdate = 2007-06-27}}
|publisher = Petaluma Visitor Center |title = Museums in Petaluma |work = Military Museum |year = 2004 |url = http://www.visitpetaluma.com/activities_Museums.asp?action=view&id=20 |accessdate = 2008-01-30 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080227002731/http://www.visitpetaluma.com/activities_museums.asp?action=view&id=20 |archivedate = 2008-02-27 |df = }} References1. ^{{cite news |title=LA Times |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1994-05-14/news/mn-57408_1_richard-penry |accessdate=14 December 2018 |work=Richard Penry; Vietnam Medal of Honor Winner |publisher=LA Times |date=May 14, 1994}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Penry, Richard A.}}2. ^http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=1045 10 : 1948 births|1994 deaths|People from Petaluma, California|American army personnel of the Vietnam War|United States Army Medal of Honor recipients|Military personnel from California|Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States)|United States Army soldiers|Recipients of the Air Medal|Vietnam War recipients of the Medal of Honor |
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