Clyde Everett Lassen Military person

Clyde Everett Lassen (1942 – 1994), a native of Fort Myers, Florida, was a retired Commander in the United States Navy and a Naval Aviator. As a Lieutenant, he received the Medal of Honor for his rescue of two downed Naval Aviators while piloting a search and rescue helicopter in Vietnam.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1942
Birth place
Fort Myers Florida
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1994

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Military person

award
Medal of Honor
military operations
Vietnam War
military branch
United States Navy
service start1961
service end1982

Clyde Everett Lassen on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.history.navy.mil/seairland/appena.htm#anchor4217240
  2. http://www.lassen.navy.mil/namesake.htm