James Leroy Bondsteel Military person

James Leroy Bondsteel (July 18, 1947 – April 9, 1987) was a United States Army soldier who served during the Vietnam War, where he earned the Medal of Honor. His Medal of Honor, awarded in November 1973, was the last presented by President Richard Nixon.Camp Bondsteel, located in Kosovo, is named in his honor. The northbound bridge over the Knik River along the Glenn Highway north of Anchorage, Alaska, where Bondsteel died in a freak traffic collision, is also named in his honor.

Personal facts

James Leroy Bondsteel
Birth dateJuly 18, 1947
Birth place
Jackson Michigan
Date of deathApril 09, 1987
Place of death
Anchorage Alaska
Resting place
Alaska , Anchorage Alaska , Fort Richardson National Cemetery

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Military person

allegianceUnited States of America
award
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
Soldier's Medal
Medal of Honor
military operations
Vietnam
military branch
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
military unit
2nd Infantry Regiment (United States)
1st Infantry Division (United States)
service start1965
service end1985

James Leroy Bondsteel on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.hadit.com/library/vietnam/U.S.%20ARMY%20MEDAL%20OF%20HONOR%20RECIPIENTS,%20VIETNAM.htm
  2. http://www.hillsdalehistoricalsociety.org/lewis-emery
  3. http://www.mishalov.com/Bondsteel.html
  4. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/print.php?pid=4003