Ed Freeman
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 16 years ago |
Date of birth | November 20,1927 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Neely |
Mississippi | |
United States | |
Date of died | August 20,2008 |
Died | Boise |
Idaho | |
United States | |
Battles and wars | Korean War |
World War II | |
Battle of Pork Chop Hill | |
Vietnam War | |
Battle of Ia Drang | |
Parents | Caroline Freeman |
William Ed Freeman | |
Buri | Idaho State Veterans Cemetery, Boise, Idaho |
Unit | 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion |
Servicebranch | United States Navy ; United States Army (1948–67) |
Awards | Army Medal of Honor |
Nicknam | Too Tall |
Rank | Major |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 500061 |
Ed Freeman Life story
Ed W. "Too Tall" Freeman was a United States Army helicopter pilot who received the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War.