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Hugh Reavis Nelson Jr.

1937 – 1966

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

An Army Captain who received the Medal of Honor posthumously. He was cited for repeatedly exposing himself to enemy fire to rescue wounded soldiers and lead his men during a fierce firefight in…

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An Army Captain who received the Medal of Honor posthumously. He was cited for repeatedly exposing himself to enemy fire to rescue wounded soldiers and lead his men during a fierce firefight in Vietnam .

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