Louis January 17. 1927. and died of cancer 34 years and 1 day later. During those few years and especially during the last 6 years of this all too brief life. he compiled a record of accomplishments seldom equaled or exceeded by any man. Beginning in May 1954. circumstances developed that changed his life. Aboard the U.S. Navy attack transport. U.S.S. Montague. as a Navy doctor. he was reassigned to an evacuee staging area in Haiphong. Vietnam. to offer medical assistance to refugees fleeing south. Dr. Dooley was awarded the Legion of Merit. the youngest officer in the history of the U.S.
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