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  1. Unit. 5th Special Forces Group. Battles/wars. Vietnam War †. Awards. Medal of Honor. Silver Star. Purple Heart (2) Gordon Douglas Yntema (June 26, 1945 – January 18, 1968) 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 .

  2. With his position about to be overrun, he refused to abandon his wounded comrades and instead fought to the death. He was also awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart (with one oak leaf cluster).

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  4. Died: January 18, 1968, Republic of Vietnam. Buried: Pilgrim Home Cemetery (MH) (2-B-65-8), Holland, MI, United States. U.S. Army Sergeant Gordon Douglas Yntema was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War.

  5. Monument. Photo added by Garrett. SGT Gordon Douglas Yntema VVeteran. Birth. 26 Jun 1945. Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. Death. 18 Jan 1968 (aged 22) Vietnam.

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  6. view all photos (5) honored on panel 34e, line 73 of the wall. gordon douglas yntema . ... left for gordon douglas yntema posted on 3.13.2024. posted by: john fabris.

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  7. Jan 18, 2019 · Gordon Yntema was just 22 years old at the time of his death, but he was a Green Beret assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group Airborne, ODA-431 and was awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery ...

  8. Sergeant Gordon Douglas Yntema (26 June 1945 - 18 January 1968) was a U.S. Army soldier who was posthumously awarded the U.S. military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Vietnam War. Gordon Douglas Yntema was born on 26 June 1945 in Bethesda, MD. He joined the Army from Detroit, MI after graduating from ...

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