Helicopter crew chief Pfc. Raymond Clausen, Jr., made six trips through an enemy minefield to rescue
eleven wounded Marines near Da Nang, South Vietnam, on January 31, 1970. On
one of the trips, while he was carrying one of the wounded fellow Marines
... another mine detonated, killing a corpsman and wounding three other men. Only when
Pfc. Clausen was certain that all marines were safely aboard did he signal the pilot to lift the helicopter.
President Richard Nixon awarded Pfc. Raymond Clausen, Jr. the Medal of Honor
on June 15, 1971 ... for conspicuous gallantry
and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty.
Raymond Clausen
