Chief Boatswains Mate Quincy H.  Truett, 1969-

As Patrol Officer of a four boat river patrol in the King Dong Tien Canal in Vietnam taken under fire by North Vietnamese forces,  Truett directed his boat into the firing area to rescue men exposed in the water.  He provided covering fire and assisted the men from the water; after he had helped rescue the last man from the water, he was mortally wounded.  Awarded the Navy Cross.

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