Riley Leroy Pitts
Riley Leroy Pitts (October 15, 1937 – October 31, 1967) was a United States Army Captain (United States), captain and the first African-American commissioned officer, officer to receive the Medal of Honor. (as transcribed i"Congressional Medal of Honor"sub-section o"Those Who Served"section o"African American Involvement in the Vietnam War"website; (original article at The medal was presented posthumously by President of the United States, President Lyndon B. Johnson on December 10, 1968 for actions in Ap Dong, South Vietnam, Republic of Vietnam. Early life and education Riley Leroy Pitts was born in Fallis, Oklahoma. He attended Wichita State University and graduated in 1960 with a degree in journalism. He married Eula Mae Pitts and had a daughter, Stacie, and a son, Mark, while employed with Boeing. Mark became an active member of the organization "Sons and Daughters In Touch", where he has traveled to Vietnam to memorialize his father. Pitts is buried in Hillcrest Me ...
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Circa
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