Kenneth Stumpf obituary: Medal of Honor recipient dies at 77

Kenneth Stumpf was an Army Sergeant who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1968 for his heroism during the Vietnam War.

Vietnam War Hero

Kenneth Stumpf was a United States Army Sergeant who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Vietnam War. On April 25, 1967, his platoon approached a village and came under heavy machine gun fire. Three of his fellow squad members were wounded and it was extremely dangerous to rescue them. Sergeant Stumpf ran out from a trench through heavy machine gun fire three separate times to bring each man back to safety. He and his men destroyed two of the three enemy bunkers. Unable to take the third one, he ran out under enemy fire and managed to throw two grenades into their bunker, leading his squad to overturn the enemy. For his bravery, he was awarded the Medal of Honor by former President Lyndon Johnson in 1968. He did three tours of duty in Vietnam and retired after 29 years of service.   

Notable Quote   

“I’ve always said I didn’t do anything above and beyond the call of duty. What I did was my duty. I had to do that… it was a responsibility that I had to my men.” – He told the Congressional Medal of Honor Society  

Tributes to Kenneth Stumpf 

Full Obituary: Army Times

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