caption serviceyears branch birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
adkins receiving the medal of honor from president obama 1956 -- 1978 united states army waurika , oklahoma united states of america 5th special forces group medal -lrb- 2 with `` v '' device -rrb- purple heart of -lrb- 3 -rrb- honor distinguished service cross bronze star medal vietnam war 01 february 1934 command sergeant major medal of honor -lrb- 15257829652 -rrb- . jpg bennie g. adkins
 bennie g. adkins
bennie g. adkins

bennie g. adkins -lrb- born february 1 , 1934 -rrb- is a retired united states army soldier and recipient of the u.s. military 's highest decoration , the medal of honor , for actions in march 1966 during the vietnam war .
from march 9-12 , 1966 adkins distinguished himself during a 38 hour close-combat battle against north vietnamese army forces during the battle of a shau .
at the time of the cited action , adkins was a sergeant first class serving as an intelligence sergeant with detachment a-102 , 5th special forces group , 1st special forces .
