Open main menu Home Random Nearby Log in Settings Donate About Wikipedia Disclaimers Search Language Watch Edit version 1.0.2 (change every time you update a partial) For the ship, see MV TSgt John A. Chapman (T-AK-323) . John Allan Chapman (July 14, 1965 – March 4, 2002) was a Combat Controller in the United States Air Force who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on August 22, 2018 for his actions in the Battle of Takur Ghar during the War in Afghanistan . [1] He is the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War . [2] Chapman was inducted into the Hall of Heroes on August 23, 2018, and posthumously promoted to Master Sergeant on the following day. John A. Chapman Chapman in Afghanistan Born ( 1965-07-14 ) July 14, 1965 Springfield, Massachusetts , United States Died March 4, 2002 (...