Cpl TERRY T KAWAMURA, 173d Engineer Co. 173d Abn Bde Camp Radcliff, RVN 20 March 1969 . On 20 March, 1969, an enemy Sapper team infiltrated Camp Radcliff and opened fire with automatic weapons. After a violent explosion ripped a hole in the bunker roof. Cpl. Kawamura sprang into action, ran toward the door, engaging … Continue reading 20 June
19 June
Lt. CLYDE E. LASSEN Det 104, Helicopter Supt Sqdrn 7 U.S.S. Preble (DLG-15) North Vietnam 19 June 1968 In this old paratrooper’s experience, the only group of men that are as strange as Combat Medics are Search and Rescue Pilots. Neither of them has a lick-o-Sense once they hear a fellow Soldier cry out for … Continue reading 19 June
18 June
PVT. JOHN W. MOSTOLLER Company B, 54th Pennsylvania Infantry Lynchburg, Va. 18 June 1864. Union Troops marched on the Confederate town of Lynchburg in early June, 1964. Although the campaign was a complete failure costing approx. 900 American lives, one Soldier’s presence of mind, Valor and command ability stands out. Pvt. John W. Mostoller was … Continue reading 18 June
17 June
Pvt HENRY W. ROWE Co. I, 11th New Hampshire Inf. Petersburg, Va., 17 June 1864 All Pvt Rowe’s Medal l of Honor Citation says is: “With 2 companions, he rushed and disarmed 27 enemy pickets, capturing a stand of flags.” Oh… but there is so much more to the story, The Eleventh New Hampshire … Continue reading 17 June
16 June
2Lt JOSEPH R. SARNOSKI U.S. Army Air Corps, 43rd Bomber Group Over Buka Area, Solomon Islands 16 June 1943 2Lt Sarnoski was flying as bombardier on a volunteer mission to Map heavily defended Enemy positions in the Buka area of the Solomon Islands. At missions end approx. 20 enemy bogeys jumped Sarnoski’s aircraft. Sarnoski manned … Continue reading 16 June
15 June
1Lt WILLIAM H. APPLETON Co. H, 4th U.S. Colored Troops Petersburg, Va. 15 June 1864 Over 10,000 Union Soldiers assaulted Confederate defensive works at New Market Heights, Va. Amongst them were 3800 Men of the 4th U.S. Colored Troops along with other USCT units were the first to breach confederate works. Leading them from the … Continue reading 15 June
14 June
SGT DAVID B. BLEAK Medical Co. 223d Inf Reg. 40th ID Vicinity of Minari-gol, Korea 14 June 1952 Sgt. Bleak was serving as a combat medic when he volunteered to go on a reconnaissance patrol. As the patrol traversed the rough slope of Hill 499 they came under attack by heavy automatic weapons and small-arms … Continue reading 14 June
13 June
SP5 JOHN J. KEDENBURG 5th SFG (Abn), 1st Special Forces Forward Operating Base 2, RVN 13 June 1968 Sp5 Kedenburg was serving as an advisor to a Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) made up of South Vietnamese irregular troops The mission was to conduct counter-guerrilla operations deep within enemy-held territory. Kedenburg’s team was encircled by … Continue reading 13 June
12 June
PFC HENRY SVEHLA 7th Infantry Division Pyongony, Korea 12 June 1952 Pfc Svehla and his platoon were reconnoitering a strategic area to establish enemy strength and positions when they were ambushed and subjected to intense enemy fire from the high ground. When the platoon began to falter and it appeared they would be overrun, Pfc … Continue reading 12 June
11 June
LTC ROBERT G. COLE 101st Airborne Division Near Carentan, France 11 June 1944 Lt. Col. Cole was the kind of officer who led from the front. In an Airborne Unit, the Officers are the first ones out of the aircraft on a jump. On 11 June he was leading his Battalion as they forced … Continue reading 11 June
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