General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

GENKIIAL On~rns
NO. 23
Section
WODAL OF HONOR-Polth~~rnous nrr;trdr ................................... I
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DISTINGUISHSD~SEK\71Ci: MEDAL iOAK-I~1LkF . CLUSTERI-A\rartls ........ I11
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SILVER .................................................... IY
LEGION OF Ml3KIT-AwarBs .............................................. V. VI
LEGION OF MlGRIT (OAIC~LEAF CLUST1:R)-Amxb ....................... VII
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UNITED STATES OF AMBRTCh TYI'IIUS COXMISHIOX DIEDJ-Alvard ......
ILMEDAL OF HONOR.--Gg direction of the President, under the provisions
of the act of CongrPXF apllrorcd 9 dilly 1915 (WD Bull. 43, 191R), a Medal of
Honor for ConSpicIioIIS %allantry ant1 intrepic!ity at the risk of life above am1
hrwnd the call of duty was nmnrdcrl r~tu_m.n~?Q b~ the War Dcpnrtment
in thc name of Congress to tile fallor%.ing-named OiCrrr and enlisted nlarl :
Private First Class Jams H. Dirrmond (Army serial No. 3872309), ns a
member of a inachine~gnn sccf.ion, Company D, 2let Infantry Regiment, AmLy
of the Uniteri States. clisl,ln~ed extreme gallantry and intrepidity on 8, 9, 10,
and 14 May 1945, at l\l:ntnl, MinCanao, Phili~~pine Islands. When a Jatjancsc
sniper rose from his fox hole lo throw a grenade into th~ir midst, this wliant
soldier charged and killed the enema with a burst from his sirbmachine gun.
Then, hy delirering ~nstaineil fire from his p+:i?rsonal arm and sirnultan~onsly
directing the lire ul 1OZ-mm and .W cniiher wenwns uwn the enemy pillboxes
immobilizing his and another michinc gnn section, he Pnrlblrd thmm m pot
their guns into aciirin, Then two inlantry com!~uoies estnbli3hcrl a tnMgrIrmr1,
he vohmtarily ;~ssistf:l in evnciinting tl~c wnuiid~d rinrler heary fire and, seexiring
an nhandoncd rehirlr, ti'nns~ul'teii casualties to the rear through martar and
artillery five so intense as lo render the rehicle iouwratiue, rlesgite thc fact
he was suffering fmmn a painful mounrl. The folloming Any he ngain volnottvxed.
this time for the h:iz:rrdons job of rcyairing x hdlige under heavy enemy Grr.
On 14 May 1945, wlxn lending a ~iztral to e~acuute casualtics from his batta!ion,
mhich was cut off, hc ran thmng!~ a virtual hail of Jalrancse lire to secure an
:ibandoneil m:rchiue gun. Though mort.nl1y nml~r~lcd as he rcached the mm,
11e s~leereded in drawing suffici:nt fire upon himself so that the remaining
members of the plrnl could reach safety. Priratc D:nmo?:d'n indomitable
spiril, constant dihrvmrd of Cnngrr, arid eagerness to assist his comrades will
wer remain n 8)-n:boI of selfl~ssncs~ and heroic sncrifice to those for mhom be
gave hi: life.
Captain Ri,~moiw W. Tcrrg, 01305021 (then first lieutmarlt), commanding
Conir,any U, 33211 1:lfantry ReFiment, .4~rns of thc United States, an Oirinnwa,
ily~tk)u Islands, nns lending an nltacli awinst hcnr-ilg defended 7xbra Hill, on
11 May 1945. when dwastating fire frm five pillboxes hdted the advance.
He braved the hail of bullets to secure satchel charges and white pilo~pharns
grenades >md then Inn 30 rards direclly at the enem37 with an ignitcd charge to
the first slronglmirl, demolished it, and rnorcd on to llx other pillhoxcs, bombarding
them with his grennrles and c;rlmlr entting dovm their defenders mith rifle
lire as they attcnlpIcd to escap?. \Vhm hc had finished this job by sealing the
four pillboxes mith erl3losirrs. he hnd 1:ilitYl 20 Jnp:inow and rlestroyed 3 machine
guns. The adrnrlcr w*s ngnin iic.ld up by an intense srellade barrage which
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