John Levitow

Military Person

1945 – 2000

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Who was John Levitow?

John Lee Levitow was a United States Air Force 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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Born
Nov 1, 1945
Hartford
Also known as
  • John L. Levitow
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Connecticut
Died
Nov 8, 2000
Connecticut
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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