Month: August 2020

LCPL ROY M. WHEAT C K, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines Quang Nam Province, RVN 11 August 1967 Lcpl Wheat’s unit was assigned to provide security for a See Bee crew operating a construction crane in the Dien Ban District, Quang Nam Province. Once the Marines established security positions in a tree line adjacent to the … Continue reading 11 August

1Lt. Josephine Nesbit aka - Momma Josie XO Nursing Dept Sternberg General Hospital Prisoner of War Bataan Peninsula, Philippines 1941-1945 “They were the only good left in that whole place; they were the only way we knew there was still some good left in the world – they were Hope… the Angels of Bataan is … Continue reading 10 August

Cpl Jake Allex (Mandusich*) Co H, 131st Infantry, 33rd Division. At Chipilly Ridge, France 9 August 1918 The battle was going against the Americans when  Cpl Allex realized that all of his officers were either wounded or dead – Cpl. Allex took command and took the fight to the enemy. He led lead his men … Continue reading 9 August

Maj HOWARD V. LEE Co E, 2d Bn, 4th Marines Near Cam Lo, RVN 8 & 9 August 1966 A platoon from Maj. (then Capt.) Lee’s company was operating deep in enemy territory when they were attacked and surrounded by numerically superior enemy force. The unit suffered numerous casualties including the entire leadership component. Maj … Continue reading 8 August

1Lt LOREN D. HAGEN 5th Special Forces Grp (Abn) Training Advisory Group Republic of Vietnam 7 August 1971 1st Lt. Hagen was commanding a small reconnaissance team operating deep within enemy-held territory. At approximately 0630 hours the team came under attack by a much larger enemy force using heavy weapons, small arms, automatic weapons, mortar, … Continue reading 7 August

PFC WILLIAM  THOMPSON Company M, 24th, Inf Reg, 25th ID Near Haman, Korea 6 August 1950 While his platoon was reorganizing under cover of darkness, enemy forces in overwhelming strength launched a surprise attack on the unit. Pfc. Thompson jumped to action taking a defensive position with a machine gun.  He delivered volleys o withering … Continue reading 6 August

Maj LOUIS J. SEBILLE 67th Fighter-Bomber Squadron 18th Fighter-Bomber Group, 5th Air Force over Hanchang, Korea 5 August 1950 Maj Sebille was engaging ground targets in a concealed area where a concentration of enemy troops, artillery, and armored vehicles were rallied for an attack on American troops. During the attack Maj. Sebille’s F-51 aircraft was … Continue reading 5 August

Pfc ROBERT LEE WILSON 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, 2d Marine Division Tinian Island, Marianas Group 4 Aug 1944 While engaging enemy forces at Tinian Island,  Pfc Wilson’s platoon was advancing through heavy foliage to eliminate enemy strong points one by one as they encountered resistance. Wilson walked point leading his fellow Marines toward a rock … Continue reading 4 August

Capt HENRY W. LAWTON Co A, 30th Indiana Infantry Atlanta, Ga. 3 August 1864 Captain Henry Lawton’s Medal of Honor Citation consists of only one sentence: “Led a charge of skirmishers against the enemy’s rifle pits and stubbornly and successfully resisted 2 determined attacks of the enemy to retake the works.” There is much to … Continue reading 3 August

Lt (jg) John F. Kennedy and Crew of PT-109approx. pos 08.08S - 157.03E Blackett Strait, South Pacific August - 1943 On the night of Aug 1 – 2 1943, Imperial Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kohei Hanami used the bow of his Warship, Japanese destroyer Amagiri, to ram an American PT boat. Her hull number was PT-109, … Continue reading 2 August