Hilliard Carter | 101st Airborne 327 Infantry

2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division

Hilliard Carter

Name: James F Mobley
Hometown: Clovis, CA
Date: May 18, 2012 - 10:19 PM (pacific)

Alpha Co.,2/327th. Looking for th guys were on Perimiter guard at Eagle when 3 122mm rockets hit the Cobra pads behind our bunker. One Cobra sprayed its rockets at us and one hit our bunker dead center. Someone took a picture. Would love to find a copy. No Slack

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Vietnam 2nd battalion

Hilliard Carter

A Company 1965 - 1966

Hilliard Carter received our nation's second highest award for his actions 9/28/66 in and around the area of Troung Luong.

Click HERE to see his citation.

Click on the below link to read the article.
http://www.theleafchronicle.com/news/stories/20030222/localnews/1038411.html

Truly we walked with giants!


The Distinguished Service Cross is the second-highest honor for military service
Below Left: Col. Hodges awarding the DSC to SSG (Ret) Hilliard Carter, for his heroic action as a member of A Company, 2nd Bn. 327th Parachute Infantry, Republic of Vietnam

Above Right: Lt. Col. Chris Hughes, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, commander, congratulates retired Staff Sgt. Hilliard Carter for receiving the Distinguished Service Cross because of his heroic actions during the Vietnam War. Carter was assigned to the 2/327th when he lost his arms and eyesight shielding fellow soldiers from an explosion.