Eyewitness Statement of Virgil Meyers, Danny Gipson, and James Noe, Company D, Second Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division Regarding SSG Clifford C. Sims
2/21/1968
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This eyewitness statement contains evidence of the actions of SSG Clifford C. Sims, who distinguished himself on February 21, 1968, in the battle of Hue, Republic of Vietnam. As a result of this and other statements, Staff Sergeant Sims was awarded posthumously the Congressional Medal of Honor. In an extraordinary occurrence, SSG Joe Hooper of the same company earned the Congressional Medal of Honor on the same day.
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In this eyewitness statement, three radio telephone operators describe how Staff Sergeant Clifford Sims saved the lives of all the soldiers in the area. Sims was fatally wounded when he threw himself on an exploding booby trap outside of Hue, South Vietnam, on February 21, 1968. SSG Sims was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Forces in Southeast Asia.
National Archives Identifier: 305388
Full Citation: Eyewitness Statement of Virgil Meyers, Danny Gipson, and James Noe, Company D, Second Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division Regarding SSG Clifford C. Sims; 2/21/1968; Records of the U.S. Forces in Southeast Asia, Record Group 472. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/eyewitness-statement-of-virgil-meyers-danny-gipson-and-james-noe-company-d-second-battalion-airborne-501st-infantry-101st-airborne-division-regarding-ssg-clifford-c-sims, May 4, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.