Don L. Michael, Specialist Four, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Medal of Honor Recipient
SP4 Don Michael's squad had moved out ahead of his platoon, searching for signs of enemy activity. They had moved forward for about 125 meters when...
SP4 Don Michael's squad had moved out ahead of his platoon, searching for signs of enemy activity. They had moved forward for about 125 meters when they located a single Viet Cong soldier. When the squad's machine gunner fired on the lone enemy soldier, they came under withering automatic weapons fire from a concealed bunker on their right. Don Leslie Michael was born on July 31, 1947, in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama. His parents were Roy Ottis and Vernacile Michael. Don was reared in Lexington, Alabama, and was the eldest of five children.