Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Download
Faster access than browser!
 

Bruce Alan Grandstaff

Index Bruce Alan Grandstaff

Bruce Alan Grandstaff (June 2, 1934 – May 18, 1967) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War. [1]

22 relations: Artillery, Cambodia, Grenade, Gunship, List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Vietnam War, Medal of Honor, Platoon sergeant, Pleiku, Purple Heart, Reconnaissance, Sergeant first class, Silver Star, Smoke grenade, South Vietnam, Spokane, Washington, Tracer ammunition, United States, United States Army, United States Army Center of Military History, Vietnam War, 4th Infantry Division (United States), 8th Infantry Regiment (United States).

Artillery

Artillery is a class of large military weapons built to fire munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry's small arms.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and Artillery · See more »

Cambodia

Cambodia (កម្ពុជា, or Kampuchea:, Cambodge), officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia (ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា, prĕəh riəciənaacak kampuciə,; Royaume du Cambodge), is a sovereign state located in the southern portion of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and Cambodia · See more »

Grenade

A grenade is a small weapon typically thrown by hand.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and Grenade · See more »

Gunship

A gunship is a military aircraft armed with heavy guns, primarily intended for attacking ground targets.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and Gunship · See more »

List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Vietnam War

The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Vietnam War · See more »

Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor is the United States of America's highest and most prestigious personal military decoration that may be awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who distinguished themselves by acts of valor.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and Medal of Honor · See more »

Platoon sergeant

In many militaries, a platoon sergeant is the senior enlisted member of a platoon, who advises and supports the platoon's commanding officer in leading the unit.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and Platoon sergeant · See more »

Pleiku

Pleiku is a city in central Vietnam, located in that nation's central highland region.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and Pleiku · See more »

Purple Heart

The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the president to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and Purple Heart · See more »

Reconnaissance

In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration outside an area occupied by friendly forces to gain information about natural features and other activities in the area.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and Reconnaissance · See more »

Sergeant first class

Sergeant First Class (SFC) is a military rank in some militaries and other uniformed organizations around the world, typically that of a senior non-commissioned officer.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and Sergeant first class · See more »

Silver Star

The Silver Star Medal, unofficially the Silver Star, is the United States Armed Forces's third-highest personal decoration for valor in combat.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and Silver Star · See more »

Smoke grenade

Smoke grenades used at demonstrations in Paris, 2008 British L83A1 Smoke Grenade manufactured in May 2008. This grenade has already been used. A smoke grenade is a canister-type grenade used as a signaling device, target or landing zone marking device, or as a screening device for unit movements.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and Smoke grenade · See more »

South Vietnam

South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam (RVN, Việt Nam Cộng Hòa), was a country that existed from 1955 to 1975 and comprised the southern half of what is now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and South Vietnam · See more »

Spokane, Washington

Spokane is a city in the state of Washington in the northwestern United States.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and Spokane, Washington · See more »

Tracer ammunition

Tracer ammunition (tracers) are bullets or cannon caliber projectiles that are built with a small pyrotechnic charge in their base.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and Tracer ammunition · See more »

United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and United States · See more »

United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and United States Army · See more »

United States Army Center of Military History

The United States Army Center of Military History (CMH) is a directorate within the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and United States Army Center of Military History · See more »

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War (Chiến tranh Việt Nam), also known as the Second Indochina War, and in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America (Kháng chiến chống Mỹ) or simply the American War, was a conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and Vietnam War · See more »

4th Infantry Division (United States)

The 4th Infantry Division is a division of the United States Army based at Fort Carson, Colorado.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and 4th Infantry Division (United States) · See more »

8th Infantry Regiment (United States)

The 8th Infantry Regiment of the United States, also known as the "Fighting Eagles," is an infantry regiment in the United States Army.

New!!: Bruce Alan Grandstaff and 8th Infantry Regiment (United States) · See more »

Redirects here:

Bruce A. Grandstaff, Bruce Grandstaff.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Alan_Grandstaff

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »