Category: History

Cpl  JERRY K. CRUMP Company L, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Near Chorwon, Korea 6 and 7 September 1951 During the night of Sept. 6th  a numerically superior hostile force launched an assault against his platoon’s position. Friendly positions were immediately overrun and North Korean soldiers were swarming American positions. Cpl. Crump repeatedly exposed … Continue reading 7 September

Cpl. WILSON SMITHBattery H, 3rd New York Light ArtilleryWashington, N.C.6 September 1862 “General Order #37: Then general commanding this department desires to express his approbation of the conduct of Captain Riggs’s battery of light artillery of the Third New York Volunteers, in the attack on Washington, NC and particularly the conduct of Corporal Wilson Smith … Continue reading 6 September

HM3 EDWARD C. BENFOLD attached 1st Marine Division Korea 5 September 1952 On the night of Sept 5th, 1952 the Marine Rifle Company HM3 Benfold was attached to came under fierce attack by heavy artillery and mortar barrages, followed by a determined infantry assault. HC3 Benfold moved from position to position, treating the wounded and … Continue reading 5 September

CMDR JAMES B. STOCKDALE Senior US Prisoner Hoa Lo prison Hanoi, North Vietnam 9 Sept  1965 thru 4 Sept 1969 As senior US officer in the Prisoner of War camps of North Vietnam Stockdale was singled out for exceptionally brutal treatment. Cmdr. Stockdale was flying his A-4 over North Vietnam, when he was hit by … Continue reading 4 September

MSGT TRAVIS E. WATKINS Co H, 9th Inf Reg 2nd Infantry Division Near Yongsan, Korea 31 Aug - 3 Sept 1950. Msgt Watkins and 30 men were surrounded and isolated from reinforcements when an overwhelming enemy force broke through the American lines. Watkins took command, established a perimeter defense and led his men in close … Continue reading 3 September

1Lt DANIEL W. LEE Troop A, 117th Cavalry Recon Sqdrn Montreval France 2 September 1944 Lt Lee was a Platoon leader with Troop A, when the Germans mounted a strong counterattack, encircling the town and engaging Lee’s platoon defending Montreval. The battle raged for several hours of German Armor, artillery and infantry attacks. Understanding that … Continue reading 2 September

  PFC.  LUTHER H. STORY Co A, 9th Inf Reg 2nd Infantry Division Agok, Korea 1 September 1950 The enemy employed 3 full divisions in a savage daylight attack that penetrated the thinly held US lines. Pfc. Story was with A CO as they repelled several banzai style attacks but was being surrounded and cut … Continue reading 1 September

SFC ERNEST R. KOUMA Co. A, 72nd Tank Battalion Agok Korea 31 August 1950. Kouma, a tank commander, distinguished himself while his unit was supporting US forces on the Naktong Riverfront. The night of 31 August 1950, an enemy force of approximately 500 launched a fierce attack against the positions SFC Kouma was supporting. A … Continue reading 31 August

1Lt KENNETH AMBROSE WALSH, Marine Fighting Squadron 124, U.S.M.C Solomon Islands Airspace 15 and 30 August 1943 Kenneth Walsh enlisted in the Marines as a Private and was swiftly selected for enlisted Pilot training. His skill and intellect led the Corps to give Walsh a direct commission and an assignment to a Combat Squadron. Second … Continue reading 30 August

SGT JOHN J. McVElGH Co H, 23rd Infantry, 2nd ID Near Brest, France 29 August 1944 The counterattack came just after dusk on the 29th, G Co wasn’t dug in yet and were taking the worst of it. The Germans had two heavy FLAK cannons pummeling the exposed Americans while a platoon strength force attacked … Continue reading 29 August