| Birth: | Oct. 13, 1941
Petersburg
Huntingdon County
Pennsylvania, USA | | Death: | Nov. 27, 1968 | 
Vietnam Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Served as Sergeant, 5th Battalion, 7th United States Cavalry, 1st Air Cavalry Division. At Que Son Valley, Heip Duc Province, Republic of Vietnam, January 12, 1968, Sgt. Port was a rifleman with Company C when his platoon came under heavy fire from an entrenched enemy force. Although wounded in the hand as the withdrawal began, Port, ran through the heavy fire to assist a wounded comrade. Port and three comrades were in position behind an embankment when an enemy grenade landed in their midst. Port, realizing the danger hurled himself toward the grenade to shield his comrades. He was seriously wounded and taken prisoner and died while still a prisoner of war on November 27, 1968. His body was buried in a common grave in the jungle with eight other prisoners of war. His remains were located by a U.S. team working with the Vietnamese government in August 1985. In October 1985, his remains were positively identified and returned to the United States for burial. His Medal of Honor was presented to his widow by President Richard Nixon on August 6, 1970. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Search Amazon for William Port | | | Burial:
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington
Arlington County
Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 7-8120-B |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Record added: Jul 09, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7668636 |
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