Army base renames street for Vietnam War hero
The Fort Hamilton Army Base renamed its major transportation avenue in memory of 1st Lt. John E. Warren, Jr. on May 20.
The avenue was previously named for Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, who was an engineer at Fort Hamilton in the 1840s.
Warren, a platoon leader in Vietnam, died Jan. 14, 1969 when he used his body to shield his fellow soldiers from an enemy grenade. He was 22. His action saved three of his men from serious or fatal injury. By direction of the president, on Sept. 8, 1970, Warren was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry above and beyond the call of duty.