| 词条 | Louis Willett |
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|name= Louis E. Willett |birth_date= {{Birth date|1945|6|19}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1967|2|15|1945|6|19}} |birth_place= Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |hometown= Richmond Hill, New York, U.S. |Religion= Roman Catholic |Ethnic Background= French Canadian-Irish (mothers maiden name=McCaffrey) |death_place= Kon Tum Province, Republic of Vietnam |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= cmoh army.jpg |image_size = 70px |caption= Medal of Honor recipient Louis Willett |allegiance= {{Flag|United States of America}} |branch= {{Army|United States|size=23px}} |rank= Private First Class |serviceyears= 1966–1967 |unit=Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division |battles= Vietnam War {{KIA}} |awards= Medal of Honor Purple Heart }} Private First Class Louis Edward Willett (June 19, 1945 – February 15, 1967) was a soldier in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions during the Vietnam War as a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division. Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Richmond Hill, New York of Irish and French Canadian extraction, Willett was a graduate of Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, New York, withdrew from SUNY Maritime College at Fort Schuyler, Bronx, New York in 1965, was drafted while working as a lineman for the telephone company. He was a voracious reader of military history and now he is a part of it. Medal of Honor citationHis Medal of Honor citation reads: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Pfc. Willett distinguished himself while serving as a rifleman in Company C, during combat operations. His squad was conducting a security sweep when it made contact with a large enemy force. The squad was immediately engaged with a heavy volume of automatic weapons fire and pinned to the ground. Despite the deadly fusillade, Pfc. Willett rose to his feet firing rapid bursts from his weapon and moved to a position from which he placed highly effective fire on the enemy. His action allowed the remainder of his squad to begin to withdraw from the superior enemy force toward the company perimeter. Pfc. Willett covered the squad's withdrawal, but his position drew heavy enemy machinegun fire, and he received multiple wounds enabling the enemy again to pin down the remainder of the squad. Pfc. Willett struggled to an upright position, and, disregarding his painful wounds, he again engaged the enemy with his rifle to allow his squad to continue its movement and to evacuate several of his comrades who were by now wounded. Moving from position to position, he engaged the enemy at close range until he was mortally wounded. By his unselfish acts of bravery, Pfc. Willett insured the withdrawal of his comrades to the company position, saving their lives at the cost of his life. Pfc. Willett's valorous actions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Army and reflect great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of his country.[1] See also
Notes1. ^{{Cite web |publisher = United States Army Center of Military History |title = Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipients (M-Z) |work = Medal of Honor citations |date = 2003-10-03 |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/vietnam-m-z.html |accessdate = 2007-02-23}} References
|publisher = United States Army Center of Military History |title = Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipients (M-Z) |work = Medal of Honor citations |date = 2003-10-03 |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/vietnam-m-z.html |accessdate = 2007-02-23}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Willett, Louis}} 8 : 1945 births|1967 deaths|United States Army Medal of Honor recipients|United States Army soldiers|Burials at St. John's Cemetery (Queens)|American military personnel killed in the Vietnam War|Archbishop Molloy High School alumni|Vietnam War recipients of the Medal of Honor |
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