James Leroy Bondsteel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

James Leroy Bondsteel

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1947

Place of Birth: Jackson, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 09-Apr-1987

Profession: soldier

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About James Leroy Bondsteel

  • James Leroy Bondsteel (July 18, 1947 – April 9, 1987) was a United States Army soldier who served during the Vietnam War, where he earned the Medal of Honor.
  • His Medal of Honor, awarded in November 1973, was the last presented by President Richard Nixon. Camp Bondsteel, located in Kosovo, is named in his honor.
  • The northbound bridge over the Knik River along the Glenn Highway north of Anchorage, Alaska, where Bondsteel died in a freak traffic collision, is also named in his honor.

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