Medal of Honor Action Place: Khe Gio Bridge, Republic of Vietnam
Citation
Sgt. Stout distinguished himself during an attack by a North Vietnamese Army Sapper company on his unit's firing position at Khe Gio Bridge. Sgt. Stout was in a bunker with members of a searchlight crew when the position came under heavy enemy mortar fire and ground attack. When the intensity of the mortar attack subsided, an enemy grenade was thrown into the bunker. Displaying great courage, Sgt. Stout ran to the grenade, picked it up, and started out of the bunker. As he reached the door, the grenade exploded. By holding the grenade close to his body and shielding its blast, he protected his fellow soldiers in the bunker from further injury or death. Sgt. Stout's conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action, at the cost of his own life, are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon him, his unit, and the U.S. Army.
Medal of Honor Recipient Mitchell W. Stout
Additional Details
Accredited to: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
Awarded Posthumously: Yes
Presentation Date & Details: July 17, 1974 Blair House (Courtyard), presented by Vice Pres. Gerald R. Ford to his family
Born: February 24, 1950, Knoxville, Knox County, TN, United States
Died: March 12, 1970, Republic of Vietnam
Buried: Virture Cemetery (MH), Concord, TN, United States
Location of Medal:
Charles H. Coolidge Medal of Honor Heritage Center, Chattanooga, TN