Staff Sergeant Jennings' official Medal of Honor citation reads: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.

Part of Company C was defending an artillery position when attacked by a North Vietnamese Army regiment supported by mortar, recoilless-rifle, and machine gun fire.

Jennings sprang to his bunker, astride the main attack route, and slowed the on-coming enemy wave with highly effective machine gun fire.

Assisting in the defense of the new position, he aided the air-landing of reinforcements by throwing white phosphorus grenades on the landing zone despite dangerously silhouetting himself with the light.

His actions stand with the highest traditions of the military profession and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army.6th Infantry Assignment from personal knowledge since I served with him in Berlin.