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Medal of Honor Recipient

Jose Rodela

U.S. Army · Vietnam War

MOH-RC-002989Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorRecorded presentation: 2014

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Medal of Honor

1969-09-01

Phuoc Long Province, Republic of Vietnam

Rank at action
Sergeant First Class
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Vietnam War
Unit or command
Detachment B-36, Company A, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces
Presentation date
March 18, 2014

The Citation

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Rodela is being recognized for his valorous actions on Sept. 1, 1969, while serving as the company commander in Phuoc Long Province, Vietnam. Rodela commanded his company throughout 18 hours of continuous contact when his battalion was attacked and taking heavy casualties. Throughout the battle, in spite of his wounds, Rodela repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire to attend to the fallen and eliminate an enemy rocket position.

Sources & record notes

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003004
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Entered service at
Corpus Christi, TX
Archive transcription SHA-256
9e4f4d5042c0ac3bf0e1f85daf4b343cdf13bca2a819b0a1eb4b18b50995acb3

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

Sergeant First Class is retained as rank at action, distinct from the later highest rank Master Sergeant.