Joe Ronnie Hooper

<center> Born in Piedmont, South Carolina<br> August 8, 1938 <br><br> Earned the Medal of Honor<br> while serving as Staff Sergeant<br> Company D, 2nd Battaloin, 501st<br> Infantry, 101st Airborne Division<br> on February 21, 1968 near<br> Hue, Vietnam <br><br> His other decorations include<br> Two Silver Stars<br> Six Bronze Stars<br> Eight Purple Hearts <br><br> Died of natural causes at home<br> May 6, 1979 <br><br> Buried in Section 46 at<br> Arlington National Cemetery</center>