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  1. Robert Francis Stryker (November 9, 1944 – November 7, 1967) was a United States Army soldier who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Vietnam War. Vice President Spiro Agnew awarded the medal in a ceremony that also honored John Andrew Barnes III and Fr. Charles J. Watters .

  2. Died: November 7, 1967, Republic of Vietnam. Buried: Pine Hill Cemetery, Throopsville, NY, United States. U.S. Army Specialist Fourth Class Robert Francis Stryker was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War.

  3. May 26, 2015 · SP4 Robert F. Stryker received the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Specia...

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  4. Stryker was serving as a grenadier in a multicompany reconnaissance in force near Loc Ninh. As his unit moved through the dense underbrush, it was suddenly met with a hail of rocket, automatic weapons and small arms fire from enemy forces concealed in fortified bunkers and in the surrounding trees.

  5. SP4 Robert F. Stryker. Rank and organization: Specialist Fourth Class, U.S. Army, Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Loc Ninh, Republic of Vietnam, 7 November 1967. Entered service at: Throop, N.Y. Born: 9 November 1944, Auburn, N.Y.

  6. Stryker was serving as a grenadier in a multicompany reconnaissance in force near Loc Ninh. As his unit moved through the dense underbrush, it was suddenly met with a hail of rocket, automatic weapons and small arms fire from enemy forces concealed in fortified bunkers and in the surrounding trees.

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  8. Specialist Four Robert Francis Stryker (9 November 1944 - 7 November 1967) was a U.S. Army soldier who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War. Robert F. Stryker was born on 9 November 1944 in Auburn, NY.