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Born:  February 14, 1943 at Niagara Falls, NY

Entered Service in the US Marine Corps from Buffalo, NY

Earned The Medal of Honor During the Vietnam War For heroism March 30, 1967 at Quang Tri Province, Vietnam

Second Lieutenant Bobo's company was establishing night ambush sites when the command group was attacked by a reinforced North Vietnamese company supported by heavy automatic weapons and mortar fire. Second Lieutenant Bobo immediately organized a hasty defense and moved from position to position encouraging the outnumbered Marines. Recovering a rocket launcher from the casualties he organized a new launcher team and directed its fire into the enemy positions. When an exploding enemy mortar round severed his right leg below the knee, he refused to be evacuated and insisted upon being placed in a firing position to cover the movement of the command group to a better location. With a web belt around his leg serving as a tourniquet and with his leg jammed into the dirt to contain the bleeding, he remained in this position and delivered devastating fire into the ranks of the enemy attempting to overrun the Marines. Second Lieutenant Bobo was mortally wounded while firing his weapon into the main point of the enemy attack but his valiant spirit inspired his men to heroic efforts, and his tenacious stand enabled the command group to gain a protective position where it repulsed the enemy onslaught.