James Leroy Bondsteel

Military Person

1947 – 1987

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Who was James Leroy Bondsteel?

James Leroy Bondsteel was a United States Army soldier who served during the Vietnam War, where he earned the Medal of Honor. His Medal of Honor, awarded in November 1973, was the last presented by President Richard Nixon.

Camp Bondsteel, located in Kosovo, is named in his honor. The bridge along the Glenn Highway north of Anchorage, Alaska, where Bondsteel died in a freak traffic collision, is also named in his honor.

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Born
Jul 18, 1947
Jackson
Nationality
  • United States of America
Died
Apr 9, 1987
Glenn Highway
Resting place
Fort Richardson National Cemetery

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on July 23, 2013

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