World War II Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private First Class-Machine Gunner in the United States Army in Company L, 357th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on November 12, 1944 near Thionville, France. He was killed in action. His citation reads in part "Realizing it would be necessary to attract full attention of the dug-in Germans while his company crossed an open area and flanked the enemy, he picked up his gun, charged through withering machine-gun and rifle fire to the very edge of the emplacement, and there killed 12 German soldiers with devastating close-range fire. He took up a position behind a log and engaged the hostile infantry from the flank in an heroic attempt to distract their attention while his comrades attained their objective at the crest of the hill. He was killed by the very heavy concentration of return fire; but his fearless assault enabled his company to sweep the hill with a minimum of casualties, killing or capturing every enemy soldier on it."
World War II Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private First Class-Machine Gunner in the United States Army in Company L, 357th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on November 12, 1944 near Thionville, France. He was killed in action. His citation reads in part "Realizing it would be necessary to attract full attention of the dug-in Germans while his company crossed an open area and flanked the enemy, he picked up his gun, charged through withering machine-gun and rifle fire to the very edge of the emplacement, and there killed 12 German soldiers with devastating close-range fire. He took up a position behind a log and engaged the hostile infantry from the flank in an heroic attempt to distract their attention while his comrades attained their objective at the crest of the hill. He was killed by the very heavy concentration of return fire; but his fearless assault enabled his company to sweep the hill with a minimum of casualties, killing or capturing every enemy soldier on it."
Bio by: Don Morfe
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PFC, US ARMY WORLD WAR II
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