1LT JEFFREY R. FORBES
C Bty, 6th Bn, 29th Field Artillery (RVN)
Awarded the Soldier's Medal
(For Heroism)
December 16, 1967
His Citation Reads:
Lt Forbes was assigned as a Forward Observer to Battery C, 6th Battalion, 29th Field Artillery and attached to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 8th Infantry,
4th Infantry Division, when a helicopter carrying six (6) persons and a crew of four (4) lost power after
take-off and crashed outside the perimeter. Disregarding the insecurity of the area and the
imminent danger of explosion, Lt Forbes rushed to the scene of the downed helicopter. Removing
the seriously injured pilot from the aircraft and danger, he returned to assist the remaining
personnel to safety thus saving at least one life and preventing the other members from being
more seriously injured.
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