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  • John Levitow
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  • John Lee Levitow (November 1, 1945 – November 8, 2000) was a United States Air Force (USAF) loadmaster who received the Medal of Honor for exceptional heroism during wartime. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for an incident on February 24, 1969, while he was serving on board a Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship of the 3d Special Operations Squadron USAF. He became the lowest ranked serviceman in the Air Force to receive the Medal of Honor, the United States military's highest honor.
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  • 259200.0
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serviceyears
  • 1966
Birth Date
  • 1945-11-01
death place
  • Connecticut
Name
  • Sgt. John L. Levitow
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  • John Levitow
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  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Hartford, Connecticut
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death date
  • 2000-11-08
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  • John Lee Levitow (November 1, 1945 – November 8, 2000) was a United States Air Force (USAF) loadmaster who received the Medal of Honor for exceptional heroism during wartime. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for an incident on February 24, 1969, while he was serving on board a Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship of the 3d Special Operations Squadron USAF. He became the lowest ranked serviceman in the Air Force to receive the Medal of Honor, the United States military's highest honor.