Joseph Xavier Grant

Joseph Xavier Grant
Army Medal of Honor
Born(1940-03-28)March 28, 1940
Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
DiedNovember 13, 1966(1966-11-13) (aged 26)
Republic of Vietnam
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army
Years of service19581966
Rank Captain (posthumous)
Unit14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Battles / warsVietnam War 
Awards Medal of Honor
Purple Heart

Joseph Xavier Grant (March 28, 1940 November 13, 1966) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War.