Title
MOH Winner PFC Milton L Olive
Caption
Private First Class Milton Lee Olive, III (1946-1965) of the 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade became the first African-American Medal of Honor winner of the Vietnam War for "conspicuous gallantry" in sacrificing his life to save others by smothering an enemy grenade with his own body, Phu Cuong, South Vietnam, 10/22/1965. (Photo by U S Army/GG Vintage Images/UIG)
Date
Oct 22, 1965
Credit line
Photo12/UIG/GG Vintage Images
Reference
UMG22A53_401
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
52,5Mb (4,0Mb) / 12,8in x 16,0in / 3836 x 4787 (300dpi)