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Michael John Fitzmaurice
Specialist Fourth Class, U.S. Army

Born:   Mar 09, 1950 at Jamestown, ND
Entered Service:   Cavour, SD
Date/Place of Action:  Mar 23, 1971 - Khe Sanh, Vietnam
Unit:   Troop D, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)
Presentation:  Presented at the White House
     by President Richard M. Nixon on Oct 15, 1973
Currently Living In: South Dakota

The three Medal of Honor recipients listed below were assigned to the 173d Airborne Brigade, but are often listed with 101st Airborne Recipients, as a component of the Division.

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Milton Lee Olive, III
Private First Class, U.S. Army

Born:   Nov 7, 1946 at Chicago, IL
Entered Service:   Chicago, IL
Date/Place of Action:  Oct 22, 1965 - Phu Cuong, Vietnam
Unit:  Co. B, 2d Battalion (Airborne), 503d Infantry, 173d Infantry Brigade
Presentation:
  Presented to his family at the White House
     by President Lyndon B. Johnson on Apr 21, 1966
Date Of Death:  Oct 22, 1965 (Killed In Action)
Buried at: 
West Grove Cemetery, Lexington, MS

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Lawrence Joel
Specialist Sixth Class, U.S. Army

Born:  Feb 22, 1928 at Winston-Salem, NC
Entered Service:   New York, NY
Date/Place of Action:   Nov 8, 1965 - Vietnam
Unit:  HHQ, 503d Inf., 1st 1st Bn (Abn), 503d Infantry, 173d Airborne Brigade
Presentation:  Presented at the White House
     by President Lyndon B. Johnson on Mar 9, 1967
Date of Death:    Feb 4, 1984 
Buried at:  Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

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Carlos James Lozada
Private First Class, U.S. Army

Born:   Sep 06, 1946 at Caguas, Puerto Rico
Entered Service:   New York, NY
Date/Place of Action:  Nov 20, 1967 - Hill 875, Dak To, Kontum Prov., Vietnam
Unit:   Company A, 503d Infantry, 2d Bn, 173d Airborne Division
Presentation:  Presented at the White House
     by Vice President Spiro Agnew on Dec 04, 1969
Date of Death:    Nov 20, 1967 (Killed In Action) 
Buried at:  Long Island National Cemetery - Farmingdale, NY 

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