About Douglas B. Fournet
Lived 1943 – 1968 (aged 24). Douglas B. Fournet was an American military personnel.
Douglas Bernard Fournet (May 7, 1943 – May 4, 1968) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War.
Biography Born on May 7, 1943, in Kinder, Louisiana, Fournet attended McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. By May 4, 1968, was serving as a first lieutenant in Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). During a firefight on that day, in the A Shau Valley, South Vietnam, during Operation Delaware, Fournet was killed while attempting to disable an enemy Claymore mine. He shielded his fellow soldiers from the blast with his body, preventing serious wounds to everyone but himself.
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United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1943–1968)
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Douglas B. Fournet was born on 7 May 1943 in Lake Charles.
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Douglas B. Fournet died on 4 May 1968 in A Shau Valley.
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Douglas B. Fournet was a military personnel.
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Douglas B. Fournet was American.
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