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Medal of Honor recipient Marine Staff Sergeant Peter S. Connor
Congressional Medal of Honor
Episode 2822 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature Marine Staff Sergeant Peter S. Connor and his Congressional Medal of Honor award. Information featured in this episode appeared in Wikipedia. An addition to this episode will be a story from The American Presidency Project that was titled Remarks by President Lyndon Johnson Upon Presenting the Medal of Honor Posthumously to Staff Sgt. Peter S. Connor, USMC.
Peter Connor was born on September 4, 1932, in Orange, New Jersey. He attended elementary and high school in South Orange, New Jersey, graduating from high school in 1950.
Enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps on February 5, 1952, Connor completed recruit training with the 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. He was promoted to private first class upon graduation from Recruit Training in April 1952, and transferred to the West Coast, where Connor joined the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Training Regiment. He finished his advanced infantry training and enlisted in the 1st Replacement Battalion.
Arriving in Korea in August 1952, Connor was assigned as a fire team leader and radioman in the Third Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was promoted to corporal in April 1953, while overseas.
Upon his return to the United States in October 1953, Connor served as a squad leader and platoon guide with Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, until released from active duty on February 4, 1955.
Connor was assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division and served as a platoon sergeant. He was serving with this unit when it was assigned to the 1st Marine Division in the Republic of Vietnam. It was during this period that Connor’s actions earned him the Medal of Honor. Connor was wounded in action on February 25, 1966, and died of those wounds while on board the USS Repose on March 8, 1966.
Listen to episode 2822 and discover more about Marine Staff Sergeant Peter S. Connor and his Congressional Medal of Honor award.
