Henry S. Truman & Beauford T. Anderson
"He displayed conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the
call of duty when a powerfully conducted predawn Japanese counterattack
struck his unit's flank, he ordered his men to take cover in an old
tomb, and then, armed only with a carbine, faced the onslaught alone.
After emptying 1 magazine at pointblank range into the screaming
attackers, he seized an enemy mortar dud and threw it back among the
charging enemy Japanese soldiers, killing several as it burst. Securing a
box of mortar shells, he extracted the safety pins, banged the bases
upon a rock to arm them and proceeded alternately to hurl shells and
fire his piece among the fanatical foe, finally forcing them to
withdraw. Despite the protests of his comrades, and bleeding profusely
from a severe shrapnel wound, he made his way to his company commander
to report the action. T/Sgt. Anderson's intrepid conduct in the face of
overwhelming odds accounted for 25 enemy killed and several machine guns
and knee mortars destroyed, thus single-handedly removing a serious threat to the company's flank."
From Technical Sergeant Beauford T. Anderson's Medal of Honor citation, awarded on June 27, 1946.
Thank you for your service and may you be at peace,
Brian
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