MAJOR US MARINE CORPS
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Gunnery Sergeant John Hamas (MCSN: 178999), United States Marine Corps, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as commander of Guardia patrols operating from 23 to 26 April 1932, in the vicinity of Guambuco Mountain near the border between Nicaragua and Honduras. On 23 April 1932, gunnery Sergeant Hamas, in command of a patrol of four officers and forty enlisted men, attacked a bandit group of one hundred under leader Carlos Salgado in an entrenched position.
Gunnery Sergeant Hamas personally led the assault which resulted in the bandits being driven from their position, with a loss of two killed and several wounded, and the capture of a large amount of food supplies, equipment, correspondence and ammunition. Hamas quickly reorganized his new position and, during the following few hours, successfully repulsed three determined counter-attacks by the bandits.
On 26 April 1932, Gunnery Sergeant Hamas, in command of a patrol of five officers and forty-five enlisted men, again greatly outnumbered, personally led his patrol in assault against what is believed to have been the main camp and entrenched stronghold of the bandit leader Sandino, which at the time was manned by a force of approximately two hundred and fifty bandits lead by Sandino in person.
Throughout the ensuing three hour fight, Hamas, with utter disregard for his personal safety, directed the fire fight of the entire firing line, and by his courage, leadership and sound tactical judgment, enabled his patrol to capture the stronghold, together with quantities of food supplies, clothing and ammunition, and to inflict casualties of ten killed and twenty-one wounded upon the bandits, with the loss of but one wounded.
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Gunnery Sergeant John Hamas (MCSN: 178999), United States Marine Corps, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as commander of Guardia patrols operating from 23 to 26 April 1932, in the vicinity of Guambuco Mountain near the border between Nicaragua and Honduras. On 23 April 1932, gunnery Sergeant Hamas, in command of a patrol of four officers and forty enlisted men, attacked a bandit group of one hundred under leader Carlos Salgado in an entrenched position.
Gunnery Sergeant Hamas personally led the assault which resulted in the bandits being driven from their position, with a loss of two killed and several wounded, and the capture of a large amount of food supplies, equipment, correspondence and ammunition. Hamas quickly reorganized his new position and, during the following few hours, successfully repulsed three determined counter-attacks by the bandits.
On 26 April 1932, Gunnery Sergeant Hamas, in command of a patrol of five officers and forty-five enlisted men, again greatly outnumbered, personally led his patrol in assault against what is believed to have been the main camp and entrenched stronghold of the bandit leader Sandino, which at the time was manned by a force of approximately two hundred and fifty bandits lead by Sandino in person.
Throughout the ensuing three hour fight, Hamas, with utter disregard for his personal safety, directed the fire fight of the entire firing line, and by his courage, leadership and sound tactical judgment, enabled his patrol to capture the stronghold, together with quantities of food supplies, clothing and ammunition, and to inflict casualties of ten killed and twenty-one wounded upon the bandits, with the loss of but one wounded.
MAJOR US MARINE CORPS
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Gunnery Sergeant John Hamas (MCSN: 178999), United States Marine Corps, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as commander of Guardia patrols operating from 23 to 26 April 1932, in the vicinity of Guambuco Mountain near the border between Nicaragua and Honduras. On 23 April 1932, gunnery Sergeant Hamas, in command of a patrol of four officers and forty enlisted men, attacked a bandit group of one hundred under leader Carlos Salgado in an entrenched position.
Gunnery Sergeant Hamas personally led the assault which resulted in the bandits being driven from their position, with a loss of two killed and several wounded, and the capture of a large amount of food supplies, equipment, correspondence and ammunition. Hamas quickly reorganized his new position and, during the following few hours, successfully repulsed three determined counter-attacks by the bandits.
On 26 April 1932, Gunnery Sergeant Hamas, in command of a patrol of five officers and forty-five enlisted men, again greatly outnumbered, personally led his patrol in assault against what is believed to have been the main camp and entrenched stronghold of the bandit leader Sandino, which at the time was manned by a force of approximately two hundred and fifty bandits lead by Sandino in person.
Throughout the ensuing three hour fight, Hamas, with utter disregard for his personal safety, directed the fire fight of the entire firing line, and by his courage, leadership and sound tactical judgment, enabled his patrol to capture the stronghold, together with quantities of food supplies, clothing and ammunition, and to inflict casualties of ten killed and twenty-one wounded upon the bandits, with the loss of but one wounded.
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Gunnery Sergeant John Hamas (MCSN: 178999), United States Marine Corps, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as commander of Guardia patrols operating from 23 to 26 April 1932, in the vicinity of Guambuco Mountain near the border between Nicaragua and Honduras. On 23 April 1932, gunnery Sergeant Hamas, in command of a patrol of four officers and forty enlisted men, attacked a bandit group of one hundred under leader Carlos Salgado in an entrenched position.
Gunnery Sergeant Hamas personally led the assault which resulted in the bandits being driven from their position, with a loss of two killed and several wounded, and the capture of a large amount of food supplies, equipment, correspondence and ammunition. Hamas quickly reorganized his new position and, during the following few hours, successfully repulsed three determined counter-attacks by the bandits.
On 26 April 1932, Gunnery Sergeant Hamas, in command of a patrol of five officers and forty-five enlisted men, again greatly outnumbered, personally led his patrol in assault against what is believed to have been the main camp and entrenched stronghold of the bandit leader Sandino, which at the time was manned by a force of approximately two hundred and fifty bandits lead by Sandino in person.
Throughout the ensuing three hour fight, Hamas, with utter disregard for his personal safety, directed the fire fight of the entire firing line, and by his courage, leadership and sound tactical judgment, enabled his patrol to capture the stronghold, together with quantities of food supplies, clothing and ammunition, and to inflict casualties of ten killed and twenty-one wounded upon the bandits, with the loss of but one wounded.
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