caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial alt rank image article_title name
jimmy w. phipps , posthumous medal of honor recipient 1968-1969 united states marine corps vietnam 27 may 1969 santa monica , california united states of america 1st engineer battalion medal of honor purple heart place of burial vietnam war 1 november 1950 woodlawn cemetery , santa monica , california a shaped medallion hanging from it . the ribbon is similar light in shape to a bowtie with 13 white stars in blue the center of the ribbon . neck ribbon with a gold star 23px private first class 180px & nbsp ; & nbsp ; 90px jimmy w. phipps
 jimmy wayne phipps
jimmy w. phipps

jimmy wayne phipps -lrb- november 1 , 1950-may 27 , 1969 -rrb- was a united states marine who posthumously received the medal of honor for his heroic actions on may 27 , 1969 in the vietnam war .
