"While his platoon was pinned down by enemy small-arms fire from both
flanks, he left his position of comparative safety and assisted in
carrying 1 of his men, who had been seriously wounded and who lay in an
exposed position, to a point where he could receive medical attention.
The advance of the platoon was resumed but was again stopped by enemy
frontal fire. A German officer and 2 enlisted men, armed with automatic
weapons, threatened the right flank. Fearlessly exposing himself, he
moved to a position from which he killed all 3 with his sub-machine gun. Returning to his squad, he obtained an M1 rifle
and several antitank grenades, then took up a position from which he
delivered accurate fire on the enemy holding up the advance. As the
battalion moved forward it was again stopped by enemy frontal and
flanking fire. He procured an automatic rifle and, advancing ahead of
his men, neutralized an enemy machinegun with his fire. When the
flanking fire became more intense he ran to a nearby tank and exposing
himself on the turret, restored a jammed machinegun to operating
efficiency and used it so effectively that the enemy fire from an
adjacent ridge was materially reduced thus permitting the battalion to
occupy its objective."
From S/Sgt. Wise's Medal of Honor citation, awarded on November 1944.
May you be at peace,
Brian
Memorial statue in Stamford, Connecticut.
Master Sergeant Homer L. Wise Memorial Highway in Stamford, Connecticut.
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