John Levitow Military person

John Lee Levitow (November 1, 1945 – November 8, 2000) was a United States Air Force (USAF) loadmaster who received the Medal of Honor for exceptional heroism during wartime. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for an incident on February 24, 1969, while he was serving on board a Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship of the 3d Special Operations Squadron USAF. He became the lowest ranked serviceman in the Air Force to receive the Medal of Honor, the United States military's highest honor.

Personal facts

Birth date	November 01, 1945
Birth place	Hartford Connecticut
Date of death	November 08, 2000
Place of death	Connecticut
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery