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Medal of Honor Recipient

Clarence Eugene Sasser

U.S. Army · Vietnam War

MOH-RC-002123Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorRecorded presentation: 1969

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Medal of Honor

January 10, 1968

Ding Tuong Province, Republic of Vietnam

Rank at action
Private First Class
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Vietnam War
Unit or command
Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division
Presentation date
March 7, 1969

The Citation

Sources ↓
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Sp5c. Sasser distinguished himself while assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion. He was serving as a medical aidman with Company A, 3d Battalion, on a reconnaissance in force operation. His company was making an air assault when suddenly it was taken under heavy small arms, recoilless rifle, machinegun and rocket fire from well fortified enemy positions on 3 sides of the landing zone. During the first few minutes, over 30 casualties were sustained. Without hesitation, Sp5c. Sasser ran across an open rice paddy through a hail of fire to assist the wounded. After helping 1 man to safety, was painfully wounded in the left shoulder by fragments of an exploding rocket. Refusing medical attention, he ran through a barrage of rocket and automatic weapons fire to aid casualties of the initial attack and, after giving them urgently needed treatment, continued to search for other wounded. Despite two additional wounds immobilizing his legs he dragged himself through the mud toward another soldier 100 meters away. Although in agonizing pain and faint from loss of blood, Sp5c. Sasser reached the man, treated him, and proceeded on to encourage another group of soldiers to crawl 200 meters to relative safety. There he attended their wounds for 5 hours until they were evacuated. Sp5c. Sasser's extraordinary heroism is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army.

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  1. Clarence Eugene Sasser — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-30

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-002133
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-30
Later or highest recorded rank
Specialist Fifth Class
Entered service at
Houston, Tex.
Accredited to
Houston, TX
Archive transcription SHA-256
b46f0884378358357d5c62a78808d31ac7c6c1d2fd8146b5b402a429eccecb2f

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The controlled action rank is Private First Class. The inherited rank is Specialist Fifth Class; the current profile also records Private First Class (rank at presentation and highest rank: Specialist Fifth Class); rendered citation identifies Sp5c. Sasser. Action, presentation, role, and later/highest ranks remain separately attributed. The current structured profile and rendered citation use different rank, role, or unit wording. Those official-source variants are preserved separately rather than silently collapsed. The controlled canonical unit wording is Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division; the inherited unit Headquarters Company, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division remains preserved as a source variant. The current reference profile and official Army citation index render the action place as “Ding Tuong Province.” That exact official-source spelling is preserved rather than silently corrected. The current historical action-place wording replaces only the controlled canonical geocoder field; the complete inherited place remains preserved. The current authoritative profile classifies the action under Vietnam War; the inherited Not yet classified value remains preserved in the audit record.

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