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Marine Corps 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo, Medal of Honor recipient.
Australian dock workers secure the USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo while members of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Australian Defense Force begin offloading Marine Rotational Force Darwin gear to be transported to Robertson Barracks and the Royal Australian Air Force’s Base Darwin, March 31, 2014.
Episode 2733 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about Marine Corps 2nd Lt. John Bobo and his Congressional Medal of Honor award. The featured story comes from The U.S. Department of Defense website and was titled: Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps 2nd Lt. John Bobo. It was submitted by Katie Lange, a writer for DOD News.
Lange, in her story, reported that although many men were drafted into the military during the Vietnam War, some, like Marine Corps 2nd Lt. John Bobo, volunteered. Bobo never came home from the war, but his sacrifice saved several members of his company. For that, he earned the Medal of Honor.
Lange added this about Bobo; Bobo was born Feb. 14, 1943, in Niagara Falls, New York. He went to nearby Niagara University after high school and enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve while there, according to the Niagara Gazette. Bobo graduated with a degree in history in June 1965 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant.
Bobo spent nearly another year in training before being assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division. In June 1966, his unit was on its way to Vietnam.
On March 30, 1967, the 24-year-old weapons platoon commander was on a routine patrol south of a Marine base that was only a few miles below the North Vietnam border. His company settled into a defensive position on a hill for the night. Several rifle platoons were sent out to patrol for ambushes.
His 1st Sgt. Raymond G. Rogers recalled this about Bobo in a later interview.“I saw him kill at least five North Vietnamese soldiers although he had been seriously wounded,”
Listen to episode 2733 and discover more about Vietnam Vet Marine Corps 2nd Lt. John Bobo and his Congressional Medal of Honor award.
