Warrior's Daily Inspiration Calendar

SSG ROBERT S. KENNEMORE Company E, 2nd Bn, 7th Marines 1st Marine Division North of Yudam-ni, Korea 27 and 28 Nov 1950 SSG Kennemore was leading a machine gun section when the company’s defensive perimeter was overrun during a savage night attack north of Yudam-ni. His platoon leader seriously wounded, SSG. Kennemore unhesitatingly assumed command. … Continue reading 28 November

SSG MARCARIO GARCIA, Company B, 22d Infantry, 4th Infantry Division Grosshau, Germany 27 November 1944 After taking over as squad leader of Company B, 22d Infantry, on 27 November 1944, near Grosshau, Germany, SSG (then private) Garcia single-handedly assaulted 2 enemy machinegun emplacements. Although painfully wounded, he refused to be evacuated and on his own … Continue reading 27 November

PFC CARL V. SHERIDAN Company K, 47th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division. Frenzenberg Castle, Weisweiler, Germany 26 November 1944. PFC Sheridan was serving as a Bazookaman with K Co, near  Frenzenberg Castle Germany. After an advance of 1,000 yards through a shattering barrage of enemy artillery and mortar fire, the American platoon had captured 2 buildings … Continue reading 26 November

SGT AXEL H. REED Company K, 2d Minnesota Infantry Battle of Missionary Ridge Chickamauga, Ga. 25 November 1863 Sgt Axel Reed was a good Soldier, so long as he was in battle. He had a habit of playing the fool in garrison.  Reed was in the Stockade, waiting for disciplinary action for insubordination. He openly … Continue reading 25 November

SGT JOHN KIGGINS Co. D, 149th New York Infantry The Battle of Lookout Mountain, Tenn. 24 November 1863. Citation: Waved the colors to save the lives of the men who were being fired upon by their own batteries, and thereby drew upon himself a concentrated fire from the enemy. The 149th New York Inf. was … Continue reading 24 November

PFC NOAH O. KNIGHT Co F, 7th Inf Reg, 3rd ID Near Kowang-San, Korea 23 and 24 Nov 1951   Pfc Knight was manning a key defensive position when the enemy charged his position. Two direct hits destroyed Knights bunker leaving him badly wounded and without cover. Knight retreated to a ditch but discovered he had no … Continue reading 23 November

Maj CHARLES J., LORING JR. 80th Fighter-Bomber Squadron 8th Fighter-Bomber Wing over Sniper Ridge, North Korea 22 November 1952 Loring was leading a flight of 4 F-80 type aircraft on a close support mission to silence enemy gun positions which were harassing friendly ground troops. After positive target identification, Maj Loring and his flight rolled … Continue reading 22 November

SSG JOHN W. MINICK Co I, 121st Infantry, 8th ID Hurtgen, Germany 21 Nov 1944 SSG Minick’s battalion was stopped in their tracks by extensive minefields and heavy concentrations of enemy artillery and mortar fire. The Bn could not afford to stop advancing or it would be in the open and end up taking extensive … Continue reading 21 November

SSG WILLIAM JAMES BORDELON Assault Engineer Platoon 1st Battalion, 18th Marines Attached to 2nd Marine Division Tarawa Atol, Gilbert Islands 20 November 1943 Bordelon landed in the first assault waves all but 4 of the men in his tractor were killed before they made it to the beachhead. Once on shore SSG Bordelon employed demolition … Continue reading 20 November

Capt. JOHN P CROMWELL U.S.S. Sculpin Commander Submarine Attack Group off Truk Island 19 Nov 1943 Sculpin was crippled and taking on water, the Skipper gave the order to surface… they would fight it out on the surface before abandoning their boat. Capt. Cromwell’s final responsibility as an officer was to safeguard what was in … Continue reading 19 November