First Lieutenant Loren Douglas Hagen

First Lieutenant Loren Douglas Hagen

First Lieutenant Loren Douglas Hagen was commissioned as a Combat Engineer

Officer upon graduation from Engineer Officer Candidate School Class 20-60 on

July 18, 1969 as a distinguished graduate. His first duty assignment was as

Operations and Training Staff Officer, Group S-3 Section, 10th Special Forces

Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces, Fort Devens, Massachusetts.

His next and last assignment was as Team Leader, Reconnaissance Team Kansas,

Task Force 1 Advisory Element, Training Advisory Group, United States Army

Republic of Vietnam. (NOTE: This unit was previously known as Command and

Control North, Studies and Observation Group, Military Assistance Command

Vietnam).

Following his graduation from Officer Candidate School, Lieutenant Hagen attended

the Special Forces Officer Course prior to deploying to the Republic of Vietnam.

First Lieutenant Hagan was awarded the Medal of Honor (Posthumous) for his

action in the Republic of Vietnam on August 7, 1971 while serving as a team leader.

His additional awards are: Bronze Star with ¡°V¡± Device, Bronze Star (2nd Award),

Purple Heart, Senior Parachutist Badge, and the Combat Infantryman Badge.

Major Ralph Alexander Northrop

Major Ralph Alexander Northrop was commissioned as an Armor Officer upon

graduation from Armor Officer Candidate School class 8-67 at Fort Knox, Kentucky

on March 3, 1967. His first duty assignment was with Headquarters, 16th Armor

Group, Fort Knox, Kentucky.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Scout Platoon Leader, Troop B, 2nd

Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile), United States Army,

Republic of Vietnam; Operations Officer, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 101st

Airborne Division (Airmobile), United States Army, Republic of Vietnam; and

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, United States Army Element, Defense

Language Center, Presidio of Monterey, California, Troop Command.

His military education consists of: Military Intelligence Course, Foreign Area Officer

Course, Officer Rotary Wing Aviators Course, and AH-1G (Cobra) Course.

His military awards include The Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star,

Distinguished Flying Cross (2nd Award), Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal (26th Award),

Army Commendation Medal (2nd Award), Good Conduct Medal, National Defense

Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with

Palm, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, and the Aviator Badge.

Captain Norman Earl Baldwin

Captain Norman Earl Baldwin was commissioned as an Armor Officer upon

graduation from United States Army Armor Officer Candidate School, class 18-66 at

Fort Knox, Kentucky on 13 August, 1966. His first duty assignment was the United

States Army Firing Center at Fort Stewart, Georgia.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Detachment B-20, 201st Mobile Strike

Force Company, Company B, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special

Forces Command (Airborne), United States Army Republic of Vietnam.

His military education consists of: United States Army Armor Officer Candidate

School, United States Army Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia; the United

States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg,

North Carolina.

His military awards include: Army Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart,

National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with Silver Star, Republic

of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service

Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Republic of

Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal, United States Army Parachutist Badge, Vietnam

Jump Wings, and the Combat Infantryman Badge.

Captain Baldwin is honored on Panel 46W ¨C Line 28 of the Vietnam Veterans

Memorial.

Captain Stanley Arthur Blunt

Captain Stanley Arthur Blunt commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation

from Officer Candidate School class 1-66 at Fort Benning, Georgia on January 14,

1966. His first duty assignment was as a Ranger Instructor, Company D, United

States Army Infantry School (3151), Ft. Benning, Georgia.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Platoon Leader, Headquarters and

Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade,

United States Army Pacific Command (Republic of Vietnam); Platoon Leader,

Company A, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade, United States

Army Pacific Command (Republic of Vietnam); Assistant S-3, Headquarters and

Headquarters Company 3rd Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort

Carson, Colorado; Regimental Staff Advisor, United States Military Assistance

Command, Vietnam; Commanding Officer, Company D, 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry,

1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) Vietnam; S-2, Headquarters and

Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry

Division (Mechanized) Vietnam; Instructor, Ranger Department, 20th Company, 2d

Student Battalion, Fort Benning, Georgia; Advisor, 1st Regimental Assistance

Command, United States Army Pacific Command (Republic of Vietnam).

His military education consists of: Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Infantry

Officer Candidate School, Airborne Officers Course, Vietnamese Language Course,

Infantry Officers Advanced Course, and Special Forces Officer Course.

His military awards include: The Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Bronze

Star with ¡°V¡± Device, Bronze Star (5th Award), Purple Heart (2nd Award), Army

Commendation Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Ranger Tab, and Parachutist

Badge.

Captain Mark Lee Holbrook

Captain Mark Lee Holbrook was commissioned as an Armor Officer upon

graduation from Armor Officer Candidate School class 12-67 at Fort Knox, Kentucky

on April 14, 1967. His first duty assignment was as a Basic Combat Training Officer

at Fort Knox.

His subsequent duty assignments were: Light Observation Helicopter Test Pilot for

OH-6A; Scout Pilot and Scout Platoon Leader, Troop A, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry,

1st Aviation Brigade, United States Army Vietnam; Squadron Liaison Officer, 7th

Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 1st Aviation Brigade, United States Army Vietnam;

Instructor in the Small Arms Division of the Weapons Department, United States

Army Armor School, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Battalion Executive Officer, 6th Battalion,

3rd Basic Combat Training Brigade, Fort Dix, New Jersey.

His military education consists of: Armor Officer Candidate School, Officer Rotary

Wing Aviator Course, United States Army Aviation School, Officer Rotary Wing

Aviator Course, Method of Instruction Course, and Armor Officer Advanced Course.

His military awards include: The Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star Medal,

Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense

Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal,

Vietnam Cross of Gallantry w/ Palm, Over Seas Bar (2nd Award), Army Aviator

Wings, M-14 Sharp Shooter Badge, and the .45 Caliber Pistol Marksman Badge.

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