Phill G. McDonald
Phill Gene McDonald was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War.
Biography
McDonald joined the Army from Beckley, West Virginia, in 1967, and served as a private first class in Company A, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during a June 7, 1968 firefight near Kontum in South Vietnam, during Operation MacArthur.McDonald, aged 26 at his death, was buried in Guilford Memorial Park, Greensboro, North Carolina.