Carmel Bernon Harvey Jr. Explained

Carmel Bernon Harvey Jr.
Birth Date:6 October 1946
Birth Place:Montgomery, West Virginia, US
Death Place:Binh Dinh Province, Republic of Vietnam
Placeofburial:Cedar Park Cemetery, Calumet Park, Illinois
Placeofburial Label:Place of burial
Allegiance:United States of America
Branch:United States Army
Serviceyears:1965–1967
Rank:Specialist Four
Unit:5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Battles:Vietnam War
Awards:Medal of Honor
Purple Heart

Carmel Bernon Harvey Jr. (October 6, 1946 – June 21, 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.

Biography

Harvey joined the Army from his hometown in the Hegewisch community area of Chicago, Illinois in 1965,[1] and by June 21, 1967, was serving as a specialist four in Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). During a firefight on that day, in Binh Dinh Province, Republic of Vietnam, an enemy bullet hit and activated a hand grenade attached to Harvey's belt. Unable to remove the live device from his belt, he ran towards an enemy machinegun emplacement until the grenade exploded, killing him and momentarily halting the enemy's fire.

Harvey, aged 20 at his death, was buried in Cedar Park Cemetery, Calumet Park, Illinois. Olive-Harvey College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago is named after him and fellow Medal of Honor recipient Milton L. Olive, III. A fitness center on Fort Hood is also named after Harvey. The auditorium of George Washington High School in Chicago, which serves his home community of Hegewisch, is named Harvey Hall in his honor.

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  1. http://army.togetherweserved.com/army/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=52011 Service Profile