"For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of
duty in action with the enemy at Los Negros Island, Admiralty Group, on 4
March 1944. In the early morning hours Sgt. McGill, with a squad of 8
men, occupied a revetment
which bore the brunt of a furious attack by approximately 200
drink-crazed enemy troops. Although covered by crossfire from
machine-guns on the right and left flank he could receive no support
from the remainder of our troops stationed at his rear. All members of
the squad were killed or wounded except Sgt. McGill and another man,
whom he ordered to return to the next revetment. Courageously resolved
to hold his position at all cost, he fired his weapon until it ceased to
function. Then, with the enemy only 5 yards away, he charged from his
foxhole in the face of certain death and clubbed the enemy with his
rifle in hand-to-hand combat until he was killed. At dawn 105 enemy dead
were found around his position. Sgt. McGill's intrepid stand was an
inspiration to his comrades and a decisive factor in the defeat of a
fanatical enemy."
From Sgt. McGill's Medal of Honor citation, awarded on September 11, 1944.
A true ass-kicker in every scene of the name!
Brian & Mel
"Troy A. McGill Memorial Highway" in Knoxville, Tennessee
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