"He commanded Company E in an attack against a reinforced enemy
battalion which had held up the American advance for 2 days from its
entrenched positions around a 3-story concrete building. With another
infantry company and armored vehicles, Company E advanced against heavy
machine gun and other automatic weapons fire with Lt. Nett spearheading
the assault against the strong-point. During the fierce hand-to-hand
encounter which ensued, he killed 7 deeply entrenched Japanese with his
rifle and bayonet and, although seriously wounded, gallantly continued
to lead his men forward, refusing to relinquish his command. Again he
was severely wounded, but, still unwilling to retire, pressed ahead with
his troops to assure the capture of the objective. Wounded once more in
the final assault, he calmly made all arrangements for the resumption
of the advance, turned over his command to another officer, and then
walked unaided to the rear for medical treatment. By his remarkable
courage in continuing forward through sheer determination despite
successive wounds, Lt. Nett provided an inspiring example for his men
and was instrumental in the capture of a vital strong-point."
From Lt. Nett's Medal of Honor citation, awarded on February 8, 1946.
May you be at peace,
Brian
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