T/5 ERIC G. GIBSON Company Cook 3d Infantry Division Near Isola Bella, Italy 28 Jan 1944 A shortage of experienced men and NCOs due to Battle casualties forced T/5 Gibson, the Company Cook, to take command and lead a squad of Replacements into battle. They attacked and destroyed 4 enemy gun emplacements, killed 5 enemy … Continue reading 28 January
27 January
Sp/4 DONALD W. EVANS JR. Co A, 2nd Battalion, 12 Infantry, 4th ID Tri Tam, RVN 27 Jan 1967 Sp/4 Evans was a Combat Medic involved in combat operations north of the Michelin rubber plantation in the Tri Tam District of Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam. His platoon was holding in the rear waiting for … Continue reading 27 January
26 January
2Lt AUDIE L. MURPHY, 3rd Infantry Division Holtzwihr France 26 Jan 1945 2Lt. Murphy was leading a company of Infantry advancing through the Holtzwihr area when they were attacked by a large contingency of enemy infantry accompanied by a squadron of 6 tanks. 2Lt. Murphy withdrew his men to defensive positions he had previously prepared … Continue reading 26 January
25 January
SSG ROBERT J. MILLER, Special Forces ODA 3312 Special Operations Task Force 33 Konar Province, Afghanistan 25 January 2008 SSG Miller was serving as Weapons Sergeant for ODA 3312 during combat operations in Afghanistan’s Konar Province. ODA 3312 was conducting a combat reconnaissance patrol through the Gowardesh Valley when SSG Miller and his small element … Continue reading 25 January
24 January
1Lt ROBERT M. HANSON U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Marine Fighting Squadron 215 New Britain Island 24 January 1944 Lt Hanson was serving as a Fighter Pilot attached to Marine Fighting Squadron 215 in action against enemy Japanese forces at New Britain Island. While flying cover for our landing operations at Empress Augusta Bay, he dauntlessly … Continue reading 24 January
23 January
Capt. JOSEPH J FOSS Marine Fighting Squadron 121 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. Guadalcanal 9 Oct 1942 thru 23 Jan 1943. In Oct 1942, Capt. Foss splashed 23 Japanese aircraft and destroyed scores more on the flight line before they could launch. Foss and his wingman lead dozens of escort missions for both bombers and reconnaissance … Continue reading 23 January
22 January
SSG THOMAS E. McCALL Co F, 143d Infantry, 36th ID San Angelo, Italy 22 January 1944 SSG. McCall commanded a machinegun section that was to provide added fire support for the riflemen during an attack on German positions to the west of San Angelo Under cover of darkness. They advanced to the river crossing under … Continue reading 22 January
21 January
LTC then 1Lt (POW) James “Nick” Rowe 5th Special Forces Grp RVN. Captured - Oct 29 1963 Escaped – New Years Eve,1968-69 Assassinated - April 21, 1989 A graduate of the West Point class pf 1960, James N. Rowe was one of the first lieutenants to complete the Special Forces Qualification Course earning the coveted … Continue reading 21 January
20 January
MSG Roddie Edmunds POW Stalag 9-A Ziegenhain, NAZI Germany January 1945 "We are all Jews here" -MSG Roddie Edmunds when ordered to separate Jewish POWs out for extermination. Roddie Edmunds was a large man, and not just his sense of honor and courage. He wasn’t terribly tall but he had hands like ham-hocks. Without that … Continue reading 20 January
19 January
Col HIRAM IDDINGS BEARSS USMC battle at the junction of the Cadacan and Sohoton Rivers, Samar, Philippine Islands 19 January 1901 While serving as second in command after the landing units combined on the shore of the Sohoton River region, Col. Bearss (then Capt.), conducted a surprise attack on a heavily fortified enemy embedded in … Continue reading 19 January
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