USNS Benavidez (T-AKR-306) proudly bears the name of U.S. Army Master Sergeant Raul (Roy) Perez Benavidez, who received the Medal of Honor for a series of daring and extremely valorous actions during the Vietnam War in 1968. Benavidez was born on 5 August 1935, in Lindenau, Texas. He enlisted in the Texas Army National Guard in 1952 during the Korean War and in June 1955 transitioned to active ...
Benavidez (T-AKR-306) 2001– Named in honor of Master Sergeant Raul (Roy) Perez Benavidez who was an American combat soldier during the Vietnam War. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1981 for his actions near Loc Ninh, South Vietnam on 2 May 1968. Raul (Roy) Perez Benavidez was born on 5August 1935 in Lindenau, Tx.
The pages below highlight notable people who have had U.S. Navy ships named in their honor. ***** Marine Private First Class Oscar P. Austin—USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79) Army Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez—USNS Benavidez (T-AKR-306) Army Sergeant Cornelius H. Charlton—USNS Charlton (T-AKR-314) Civil Rights Activist Cesar Chavez—USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE-14) Sergeant Darrell Samuel Cole ...
Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez Civil Rights Activist Cesar Chavez Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Private First Class Fernando Garcia Sergeant Alfredo Gonzalez Sergeant Rafael Peralta Chief Petty Officer James E. Williams Guide and Interpreter Sacagawea Sergeant Darrell Samuel Cole Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee Captain Thomas J. Hudner, Jr.
In 1968, U.S. Army Special Forces Master Sgt. Roy Benavidez rescued a surrounded team in Vietnam while suffering 37 wounds. Shot, stabbed and severely injured, he continued pulling wounded soldiers to ...
Through eyes he can barely open, Staff Sergeant Roy Benavidez can just about make out the extraction helicopter clawing its way toward him. He’s barely alive, hit by more bullets, shrapnel, and ...