Harvey Ezell

I retired in 2003 from the Navy after 17 years of service with the rank of Lieutenant Commander (O-4). My awards as an officer include:

  • COAST GUARD DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GOLD MEDAL
  • NAVY COMMENDATION MEDAL (5 awards)
  • NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION
  • MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION (3 awards)
  • COAST GUARD MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION W/ OPERATIONAL DEVICE
  • KUWAIT LIBERATION MEDAL
  • NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL (2 awards)
  • SEA SERVICE DEPLOYMENT RIBBON
  • SOUTHWEST ASIA SERVICE MEDAL

My most interesting assignments in the USN include Chief Engineer on a cruiser, Chief Engineer on a destroyer, and Staff Operations and Plans Officer on the 7th Fleet Staff in the Pacific Theater of Operations.

I also served as an enlisted airman for 4 years in the Air Force in the early 1970s and achieved the rank of Sergeant (E-4). 

My awards for that service include:

  • NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
  • AIR FORCE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL
  • ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL
  • VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL
  • SOUTHWEST ASIA SERVICE MEDAL
  • REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM UNIT GALLANTRY CITATION
  • VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL.  

My most interesting tour in the USAF was serving as a Ground Radio Operator in South Viet Nam.