Gene E Dittamo

On 4/29/1969 I was a squad leader 9th Div 4/47 infantry. My squad was assigned a road clearing mission in the Mekong Delta. Because we were infantry we were front security for the combat engineers. I was wounded by an enemy explosive along with my point man. I took a head wound and I realized my point man was also wounded. I dragged my pointman to safety under enemy fire. 

I received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star with “V” for heroism under enemy fire.