Andre Lucas

Andre Cavaro Lucas
Born	(1930-10-02)October 2, 1930 Washington, D.C., US
Died	July 23, 1970(1970-07-23) (aged 39) Fire Support Base Ripcord, Thừa Thiên Province, South Vietnam
Buried	West Point Cemetery (West Point, New York)
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1948–1970
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Commands held	2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry
Battles/wars	Vietnam War Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord  †
Awards	Medal of Honor Silver Star (2) Purple Heart

Andre Cavaro Lucas (October 2, 1930 – July 23, 1970) was killed in action while serving as the commanding officer, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, United States Army, at Fire Support Base Ripcord in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam. He received the Medal of Honor posthumously for extraordinary heroism during the last 23 days of his life.