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William David Port (October 13, or October 31, 1941〔 – November 27, 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. ==Biography== Port joined the Army from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and by January 12, 1968 was serving as a private first class in Company C, 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Division. During a firefight on that day, in the Que Son Valley, Quang Nam Province,〔Port's Medal of Honor citation originally said "Heip Duc Province", which did not exist. In 1975 this was corrected to Quang Nam Province, but uncorrected versions have frequently been republished.〕 Republic of Vietnam, rescued a wounded comrade and then smothered the blast of an enemy-thrown grenade with his body to protect other soldiers. Port survived the blast, but was seriously wounded and captured by the enemy. He died while a prisoner of war ten months later. Port was promoted to Sergeant and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the battle in August 1970. Port, aged 27 at his death, was initially buried in a jungle grave along with 8 other prisoners. His remains were recovered in August 1985, and he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery two months later. 〔(Arlington National Cemetery )〕 In Huntingdon, Pennsylvania there is a bridge across the Juniata River named after William Port. A plaque describes his heroism. Reference from: william d port (web) Military Branch: Army Rank: SGT Serial Number: 177329730 Component: Selective Service Posthumous promotion as indicated Pay grade: E4 MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11B10 Quote from: Steve Loving "Bill was drafted at a much older age than most of us kids - we were mostly 18 or 19 and even the officers were in their early 20's. Bill was in his late 20's. While most of us always seemed to have something to gripe about, I can never recall Bill saying anything negative. He was a quiet, private guy and he led his life that way—with quiet dignity. That dreadful day in January is a day that our platoon will never forget, and many of us are able to celebrate life because of Bill's sacrifice. He will never be forgotten by any of us who served with him." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William D. Port」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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