"For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and
beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy. In the course of an
attack upon an enemy-held hill on 11 May, 1st Lt. Waugh personally
reconnoitered a heavily mined area before entering it with his platoon.
Directing his men to deliver fire on 6 bunkers guarding this hill, 1st
Lt. Waugh advanced alone against them, reached the first bunker, threw phosphorus grenades into it and as the defenders emerged, killed them with a burst from his Tommy Gun.
He repeated this process on the 5 remaining bunkers, killing or
capturing the occupants. On the morning of 14 May, 1st Lt. Waugh ordered
his platoon to lay a base of fire on 2 enemy pillboxes located on a
knoll which commanded the only trail up the hill. He then ran to the
first pillbox, threw several grenades into it, drove the defenders into
the open, and killed them. The second pillbox was next taken by this
intrepid officer by similar methods. The fearless actions of 1st Lt.
Waugh broke the Gustav Line
at that point, neutralizing 6 bunkers and 2 pillboxes and he was
personally responsible for the death of 30 of the enemy and the capture
of 25 others. He was later killed in action in Itri, Italy, while leading his platoon in an attack."
From 1LT Waugh's Medal of Honor citation, awarded on October 4, 1944.
May you be at peace,
Brian & Melonie
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