![]() ![]() Levitow struggled forward despite the loss of blood from his many wounds and the partial loss of feeling in his right leg. The aircraft was partially out of control and the flare was rolling wildly from side to side. Levitow started toward the burning flare. Realizing the danger involved and completely disregarding his own wounds, Sgt. As he was moving his wounded comrade forward and away from the opened cargo compartment door, he saw the smoking flare ahead of him in the aisle. Levitow, though stunned by the concussion of the blast and suffering from over 40 fragment wounds in the back and legs, staggered to his feet and turned to assist the man nearest to him who had been knocked down and was bleeding heavily. The explosion tore an activated flare from the grasp of a crewmember who had been launching flares to provide illumination for Army ground troops engaged in combat. All occupants of the cargo compartment were wounded and helplessly slammed against the floor and fuselage. ![]() The resulting explosion ripped a hole 2 feet in diameter through the wing and fragments made over 3,500 holes in the fuselage. Levitow’s aircraft was struck by a hostile mortar round. Air Force, distinguished himself by exceptional heroism while assigned as a loadmaster aboard an AC-47 aircraft flying a night mission in support of Long Binh Army post. Place / Date: Long Binh Army post, Republic of Vietnam, 24 February 1969įor conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty.
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