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Medal of Honor recipient Army SGT Ted Belcher
Episode 2809 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about Army SGT Ted Belcher and his Congressional Medal of Honor award. The featured story appeared on the Wikipedia website and was titled: Ted Belcher. The story was submitted by an anonymous writer to Wikipedia.
Ted Belcher was born on July 21, 1924. He died on November 19, 1966. He 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. He was also a recipient of a Purple Heart, a National Defense Medal, and both the Vietnam Service and Vietnam Campaign Medals.
Belcher joined the Army from Huntington, West Virginia in April 1943, and served in World War II. By November 19, 1966, he was serving as a Sergeant in Company C, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. On that day, at Plei Djereng in the Republic of Vietnam, Belcher smothered the blast of an enemy-thrown hand grenade with his body, sacrificing himself to protect those around him.
Distinguishing himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life. Sgt. Belcher’s unit was engaged in a search and destroy mission with Company B, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, the Battalion Reconnaissance Platoon and a special forces company of civilian irregular defense group personnel. As a squad leader of the 2d Platoon of Company C, Sgt. Belcher was leading his men when they encountered a bunker complex. Distinguishing himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life. Sgt. Belcher’s unit was engaged in a search and destroy mission with Company B, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, the Battalion Reconnaissance Platoon and a special forces company of civilian irregular defense group personnel. As a squad leader of the 2d Platoon of Company C, Sgt. Belcher was leading his men when they encountered a bunker complex.
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