Steven L. Bennett, Medal of Honor

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Steven Logan Bennett Captain - U. S. Air Force 1968 - 1972
Born	April 22, 1946 Palestine, TX
Died	June 29, 1972 Quang Tri, Vietnam
Cause	Hit by missile Crashed at Sea
Age	26

Military	Captain U. S. Air Force

Education	B.S. Aerospace Engineering University of Southwestern Louisiana Pilot Wings - April 12, 1968 Webb AFB, TX B-52 Bomber Pilot Training Castle, AFB, CA Forward Air Controller Cannon AFB, NM Fighter Training Cannon AFB, NM

Spouse	Linda
Children	1 daughter
Religion	Catholic
Burial	Lafayette Memorial Park Cemetery Lafayette, LA.

Steven Logan Bennett

was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President Gerald R. Ford, Jr. on August 8, 1974. The Medal of Honor is the nations highest award for valor.

Additionally, he was awarded the Purple Heart and the Air Force Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Cheney Award.

The links at the bottom of this page document his remarkable heroism. He is one of only 13 Medal of Honor Air Force Recipients of the entire Vietnam War

Captain Bennett is honored by the Forward Air Controllers Memorial located in Memorial Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado. This memorial was dedicated on October 3, 2008.

A monument to U. S. A. F. Captain Steven Logan Bennett is located at the Cajun Dome in Lafayette. It was placed there by the Acadiana Chapter 82nd Airborne Division Association.

The Louisiana Military Hall of Fame & Museum in Abbeville on November 15, 2009 inducted the four Louisiana Medal of Honor recipients, including Captain Steven Logan Bennett, at its inaugural celebration. The event was attended by hundreds of people.

STEVEN LOGAN BENNETT
MEDAL OF HONOR
CAPT US AIR FORCE
VIETNAM
APR 22 1946 JUN 29 1972

Middle marker is Steven Logan Bennett.

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