James Phillip Fleming is a medal of honor winner. He was born on March 12, 1943 in Sedalia Missouri. He was a pilot in the Vietnam war. He was awarded the medal of honor for rescuing a six man MACV-SOG recon team stranded between heavily defended enemy positions near Đức Cơ, Vietnam In 1968, he was an aircraft commander of a UH-1F transport helicopter assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron at East Airfield in the Republic of Vietnam.
On November 26 a six man special forces army team were lifted into vietnam’s highlands near the cambodian border. Hours later they found themselves near a river with enemy forces on all sides. The leader called for immediate evacuation. The call was received by an air force air controller. Major Charles
On November 26 a six man special forces army team were lifted into vietnam’s highlands near the cambodian border. Hours later they found themselves near a river with enemy forces on all sides. The leader called for immediate evacuation. The call was received by an air force air controller. Major Charles