Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Col. Harvey Barnum Jr.
December 20, 2022
December 20, 2022
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following feature:
Marine Corps Col. Harvey Curtiss Barnum Jr. barely had time to adjust to Vietnam as a young lieutenant before he found himself commanding a company in the middle of an enemy ambush. Barnum's calm demeanor and swift decisions helped stabilize his badly damaged unit, and they earned him the Medal of Honor.
Barnum was born July 21, 1940, in Cheshire, Connecticut, to parents Harvey and Ann B . . .
Marine Corps Col. Harvey Curtiss Barnum Jr. barely had time to adjust to Vietnam as a young lieutenant before he found himself commanding a company in the middle of an enemy ambush. Barnum's calm demeanor and swift decisions helped stabilize his badly damaged unit, and they earned him the Medal of Honor.
Barnum was born July 21, 1940, in Cheshire, Connecticut, to parents Harvey and Ann B . . .