"For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above
and beyond the call of duty while serving with the 4th Battalion, 10th
Marines, 2nd Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Saipan, Marianas Islands,
July 7, 1944. When the enemy launched a fierce, determined
counterattack against our positions and overran a neighboring artillery
battalion, PFC Agerholm immediately volunteered to assist in the efforts
to check the hostile attack and evacuate our wounded. Locating and
appropriating an abandoned ambulance jeep, he repeatedly made extremely
perilous trips under heavy rifle and mortar
fire and single-handedly loaded and evacuated approximately forty-five
casualties, working tirelessly and with utter disregard for his own
safety during a grueling period of more than three hours. Despite
intense, persistent enemy fire, he ran out to aid two men whom he
believed to be wounded Marines but was himself mortally wounded by a
Japanese sniper
while carrying out his hazardous mission. PFC Agerholm's brilliant
initiative, great personal valor and self-sacrificing efforts in the
face of almost certain death reflect the highest credit upon himself and
the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country."
From Private First Class Harold C. Agerholm's Medal of Honor citation, awarded on June 25, 1945.
Thank you for your service and be at peace,
Brian
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