Medal of Honor Recipients, 1863-1978: "In the Name of the Congress of the United States"U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979 - 1113 páginas |
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... platoon to advance , and had caused the platoon to take cover , Sgt . Adkinson alone , with the greatest intrepidity , rushed across the 50 yards of open ground directly into the face of the hostile machinegun , kicked the gun from the ...
... platoon to advance , and had caused the platoon to take cover , Sgt . Adkinson alone , with the greatest intrepidity , rushed across the 50 yards of open ground directly into the face of the hostile machinegun , kicked the gun from the ...
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... platoon had become casualties , Cpl . Allex took command of the platoon and led it forward until the advance was stopped by fire from a machinegun nest . He then ad- vanced alone for about 30 yards in the face of intense fire and at ...
... platoon had become casualties , Cpl . Allex took command of the platoon and led it forward until the advance was stopped by fire from a machinegun nest . He then ad- vanced alone for about 30 yards in the face of intense fire and at ...
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... platoon commander and platoon sergeant had both become casualties soon after the beginning of an assault on strongly fortified heights overlooking the Ourcq River , Cpl . Manning took command of his platoon , which was near the center ...
... platoon commander and platoon sergeant had both become casualties soon after the beginning of an assault on strongly fortified heights overlooking the Ourcq River , Cpl . Manning took command of his platoon , which was near the center ...
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... platoon against a strong enemy machinegun nest which had held up the advance of 2 companies , 2d Lt. Regan divided his men into 3 groups , sending 1 group to either flank , and he himself attacking with an automatic rifle team from the ...
... platoon against a strong enemy machinegun nest which had held up the advance of 2 companies , 2d Lt. Regan divided his men into 3 groups , sending 1 group to either flank , and he himself attacking with an automatic rifle team from the ...
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... Platoon of Company F over flat , open terrain to Hamelin , Germany , when the enemy went into action with machineguns and automatic weapons , laying down a devastating curtain of fire which pinned his unit to the ground . By rotating ...
... Platoon of Company F over flat , open terrain to Hamelin , Germany , when the enemy went into action with machineguns and automatic weapons , laying down a devastating curtain of fire which pinned his unit to the ground . By rotating ...
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Página 448 - Miles preceded the first wave and assisted in cutting a passage through the enemy's wire entanglements. In so doing he was wounded five times by machine-gun bullets, both legs and one arm being fractured, whereupon he ordered himself placed on a stretcher and had himself carried forward to the enemy trench in order that he might encourage and direct his company, which by this time had suffered numerous casualties. Under the inspiration of this officer's indomitable spirit his men held the hostile...
Página 643 - For extraordinary heroism distinguished by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. On...