U.S. Army General Order 83 Awarding the Medal of Honor to Clifford C. Sims in 1969

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Description

On February 21, 1968, near Hue, Vietnam, Staff Sergeant Clifford Sims died after warning his comrades of the danger of a triggered booby trap “and unhesitatingly hurled himself upon the device as it exploded.” This citation describes the heroic action that earned him the Medal of Honor.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Forces in Southeast Asia.

National Archives Identifier: 595446

Full Citation: U.S. Army General Order 83 Awarding the Medal of Honor to Clifford C. Sims in 1969; 12/12/1968; Clifford Sims; Medal of Honor Awards Case Files, 1965–ca. 1972; Records of the U.S. Forces in Southeast Asia, Record Group 472; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/us-army-general-order-83-awarding-the-medal-of-honor-clifford-c-sims/, April 1, 2026]

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