Joe Ronnie Hooper
Captain United States Army
Born in Piedmont, South Carolina
August 8, 1938
Earned the Medal of Honor
while serving as Staff Sergeant
Company D, 2nd Battaloin, 501st
Infantry, 101st Airborne Division
on February 21, 1968 near
Hue, Vietnam
His other decorations include
Two Silver Stars
Six Bronze Stars
Eight Purple Hearts
Died of natural causes at home
May 6, 1979
Buried in Section 46 at
Arlington National Cemetery
Marker is on County Road 182, on the left when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
