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The most Decorated unit in the Vietnam war was the U.S Navy Seawolf's They where attached to the brown water Navy, they where created for supporting,inserting,Extracting Special Operation units and often flew there missions at Night. Indiana Rangers were decorated 537 times in Vietnam . 18 Silver Stars, 1 Soldiers Medal, 122 Bronze Stars (87 with "V" device for valor), 101 Purple Hearts,111 Air Medals and 184 Army Commendation Medals (30 with "V" device for valor) were awarded for valor and achievement. No other single Army Infantry company was as decorated during a one-year period of time as the Indiana Rangers.
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This question cannot be answered directly because it is a point of contention amongst various groups. Three soldiers I know of who are the subject of the debate regarding most decorated soldier are (in alphabetical order): Joe Hooper, Audie Murphy and Matt Urban. Further research should be conducted to weigh out the circumstances of each soldier's measure of merit before you come to your own conclusion.
No, he served three years in the US Navy - 1959-62. US involvement in Vietnam at that time was limited to a tiny number of troops, nominally acting as advisors to the Vietnamese army.
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