Rajiv Kumar Joon


Rajiv Kumar Joon

Portrait of Maj Rajiv Kumar Joon, AC, SC
Born(1969-12-05)5 December 1969
Died16 September 1994(1994-09-16) (aged 24)
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service1991 - 1994
Rank Major
Service numberIC-50443X
Unit22 Grenadiers
Awards Ashoka Chakra
Shaurya Chakra

Major Rajiv Kumar Joon, AC, SC was a highly decorated Officer in the Indian Army. He was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peace-time military decoration. [1] He was previously decorated with the Shaurya Chakra, the third-highest peacetime military decoration.[2]

  1. ^ "RAJIV KUMAR JOON, SC | Gallantry Awards". gallantryawards.gov.in.
  2. ^ "RAJIV KUMAR JOON | Gallantry Awards". gallantryawards.gov.in.