Medal of Honor Books

Heroes in the War on Terrorism

NAVY    -  MARINES   -  AIR FORCE   - ARMY O.E.F.  - ARMY O.I.F.

These books contain the citations for nearly all of the awards of the Silve Star and higher to members of each branch of service in the War on Terrorism. Books include photos of most recipients, some biographical data, analysis of awards by rank, unit, date, and more.

ENCYCLOPEDIA of AMERICAN MILITARY HEROES

Arlington National Cemetery
 7A-178C 

BORN:  September 3, 1922 at Etna, PA

Entered Service in the US Army from Kenner, LA

Earned The Medal of Honor During the Vietnam War For heroism on October 2, 1969 at Kien Tuong, Province, Vietnam 

As commander of a medical evacuation helicopter, Chief Warrant Officer Novosel unhesitatingly maneuvered his helicopter into a heavily fortified and defended enemy training area where a group of wounded Vietnamese soldiers were pinned down. Flying without gunship or other cover and exposed to intense machinegun fire, he was able to locate and rescue a wounded soldier. Since communications with the beleaguered troops had been lost, he repeatedly circled the battle area, flying at low level under continuous heavy. They recognized this as a signal to assemble for evacuation. On six occasions he and his crew were forced out of the battle area by the intense enemy fire, only to circle and return from another direction to land and extract additional troops. Near the end of the mission, a wounded soldier was spotted close to an enemy bunker. Fully realizing that he would attract a hail of enemy fire, he attempted extraction by hovering backward. As the man was pulled on aboard, enemy automatic weapons opened fire at close range, damaged the aircraft and wounded Novosel. In all, 15 extremely hazardous extractions were performed in order to remove wounded personnel. As a direct result of his selfless conduct, the lives of 29 soldiers were saved.