Medal of Honor Recipient: Corporal Paul Haupt
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company L, 8th U.S.
Cavalry. Place and date: At Hell Canyon, Ariz., 3 July 1869. Entered service at: ------.
Birth: Prussia.
Date of issue: 3 March 1870.
Citation: Gallantry in action.
Medal of Honor Recipient: Private George Grueb
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 158th New
York Infantry. Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864. Entered service at: New York, N.Y.
Birth: Germany.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation: Gallantry in advancing to the ditch of the enemy's works.
Medal of Honor Recipient: Brigadier General Frederick W. Castle
Rank and organization: Brigadier General. Assistant
Commander, 4th Bomber Wing,
U.S. Army Air
Corps. Place and date: Germany,
24 December 1944.
Entered service at: Mountain Lake,
N.J. Born: 14 October 1908, Manila P.I. G.O. No.
22, 28 February 1947.
Citation: He was air commander and leader of more than 2,000 heavy bombers in a
strike against German airfields on 24 December 1944. En route to the target, the failure of 1
engine forced him to relinquish his place at the head of the formation. In
order not to endanger friendly troops on the ground below, he refused to
jettison his bombs to gain speed maneuverability. His lagging, unescorted
aircraft became the target of numerous enemy fighters which ripped the left
wing with cannon shells. set the oxygen system afire, and wounded 2 members of
the crew. Repeated attacks started fires in 2 engines, leaving the Flying
Fortress in imminent danger of exploding. Realizing the hopelessness of the
situation, the bail-out order was given. Without regard for his personal safety
he gallantly remained alone at the controls to afford all other crewmembers an
opportunity to escape. Still another attack exploded gasoline tanks in the
right wing, and the bomber plunged earthward. carrying Gen. Castle to his
death. His intrepidity and willing sacrifice of his life to save members of the
crew were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service.
Medal of Honor Recipient: Captain James. E. Livingston
Rank and organization: Captain, U.S.
Marine Corps, Company E, 2d Battalion, 4th Marines, 9th Marine Amphibious
Brigade. place and date: Dai Do, Republic
of Vietnam, 2 May 1968. Entered service
at: McRae, Ga. Born: 12 January 1940, Towns, Telfair County, Ga.
Citation: For
conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond
the call of duty while serving as Commanding Officer, Company E, in action
against enemy forces. Company E launched a determined assault on the heavily
fortified village
of Dai Do, which had been
seized by the enemy on the preceding evening isolating a marine company from
the remainder of the battalion. Skillfully employing screening agents, Capt.
Livingston maneuvered his men to assault positions across 500 meters of
dangerous open rice paddy while under intense enemy fire. Ignoring hostile
rounds impacting near him, he fearlessly led his men in a savage assault
against enemy emplacements within the village. While adjusting supporting arms
fire, Capt. Livingston moved to the points of heaviest resistance, shouting
words of encouragement to his marines, directing their fire, and spurring the
dwindling momentum of the attack on repeated occasions. Although twice
painfully wounded by grenade fragments, he refused medical treatment and
courageously led his men in the destruction of over 100 mutually supporting
bunkers, driving the remaining enemy from their positions, and relieving the
pressure on the stranded marine company. As the 2 companies consolidated
positions and evacuated casualties, a third company passed through the friendly
lines launching an assault on the adjacent village of Dinh
To, only to be halted by a furious counterattack of an enemy battalion. Swiftly
assessing the situation and disregarding the heavy volume of enemy fire, Capt.
Livingston boldly maneuvered the remaining effective men of his company
forward, joined forces with the heavily engaged marines, and halted the enemy's
counterattack Wounded a third time and unable to walk, he steadfastly remained
in the dangerously exposed area, deploying his men to more tenable positions
and supervising the evacuation of casualties. Only when assured of the safety
of his men did he allow himself to be evacuated. Capt. Livingston's gallant
actions uphold the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the U.S. Naval
Service.
Medal of Honor Recipient: Sergeant Michael McLoughlin
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 5th U.S.
Infantry. Place and date: At Cedar Creek, etc., Mont., 21 October 1876 to 8 January 1877. Entered service at:------.
Birth: Ireland.
Date of issue: 27 April 1877.
Citation: Gallantry in action.
Medal of Honor Recipient: Private John C. Gaunt
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 104th Ohio
Infantry. Place and date: At Franklin, Tenn., 30 November 1864. Entered service at: Damascoville, Ohio.
Birth: Columbiana County, Ohio. Date of issue: 13 February 1865.
Citation: Capture
of flag.
Medal of Honor Recipient: Seaman Lewis A. Horton
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S.
Navy. Born: 1839, Bristol Mass. Accredited to: Massachusetts. G.O. No.: 59, 22 June 1865.
Citation:
Served on board the U.S.S. Rhode Island, which was engaged in saving the lives
of the officers and crew of the Monitor, 30 December 1862. Participating in the
hazardous task of rescuing the officers and crew of the sinking Monitor,
Horton, after rescuing several of the men, became separated in a heavy gale
with other members of the cutter that had set out from the Rhode Island and
spent many hours in the small boat at the mercy of the weather and high seas
until finally picked up by a schooner 50 miles east of Cape Hatteras.
Medal of Honor Recipient: Lieutenant Willam E. Hall
Rank and organization: Lieutenant, Junior Grade, U.S.
Naval Reserve. Place and date: Coral Sea, 7
and 8 May 1942. Entered service at: Utah.
Born: 31 October 1913,
Storrs, Utah.
Citation: For extreme courage and conspicuous heroism in combat above and
beyond the call of duty as pilot of a scouting plane in action against enemy
Japanese forces in the Coral Sea on 7 and 8 May 1942. In a resolute and
determined attack on 7 May, Lt. (j.g.) Hall dived his plane at an enemy
Japanese aircraft carrier, contributing materially to the destruction of that
vessel. On 8 May, facing heavy and fierce fighter opposition, he again
displayed extraordinary skill as an airman and the aggressive spirit of a
fighter in repeated and effectively executed counterattacks against a superior
number of enemy planes in which 3 enemy aircraft were destroyed. Though
seriously wounded in this engagement, Lt. (j.g.) Hall, maintaining the fearless
and indomitable tactics pursued throughout these actions, succeeded in landing
his plane safe.
Medal of Honor Recipient: Private First Class Milton A. Lee
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army,
Company B, 2d Battalion, 502d Infantry, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
(Airmobile). place and date: Near Phu Bai, Thua Thien province, Republic of Vietnam, 26 April 1968. Entered service at: San Antonio, Tex.
Born: 28 February 1949,
Shreveport, La.
Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and
intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of
duty. Pfc. Lee distinguished himself near the city of Phu Bai in the province of Thua Thien.
Pfc. Lee was serving as the radio telephone operator with the 3d platoon,
Company B. As lead element for the company, the 3d platoon received intense
surprise hostile fire from a force of North Vietnamese Army regulars in
well-concealed bunkers. With 50 percent casualties, the platoon maneuvered to a
position of cover to treat their wounded and reorganize, while Pfc. Lee moved
through the heavy enemy fire giving lifesaving first aid to his wounded
comrades. During the subsequent assault on the enemy defensive positions, Pfc.
Lee continuously kept close radio contact with the company commander, relaying
precise and understandable orders to his platoon leader. While advancing with
the front rank toward the objective, Pfc. Lee observed 4 North Vietnamese
soldiers with automatic weapons and a rocket launcher Lying in wait for the
lead element of the platoon. As the element moved forward, unaware of the
concealed danger, Pfc. Lee immediately and with utter disregard for his own
personal safety, passed his radio to another soldier and charged through the
murderous fire. Without hesitation he continued his assault, overrunning the enemy
position, killing all occupants and capturing 4 automatic weapons and a rocket
launcher. Pfc. Lee continued his 1-man assault on the second position through a
heavy barrage of enemy automatic weapons fire. Grievously wounded, he continued
to press the attack, crawling forward into a firing position and delivering
accurate covering fire to enable his platoon to maneuver and destroy the
position. Not until the position was overrun did Pfc. Lee falter in his steady
volume of fire and succumb to his wounds. Pfc. Lee's heroic actions saved the
lives of the lead element and were instrumental in the destruction of the key
position of the enemy defense. Pfc. Lee's gallantry at the risk of life above
and beyond the call of duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the
military service and reflect great credit on himself, the 502d Infantry, and
the U.S. Army.
Medal of Honor Recipient: Sergeant William Osborne
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company M, 1st U.S.
Cavalry. Place and date: Winter of 1872-73. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Boston, Mass.
Date of issue: 12 April 1875.
Citation: Gallant conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches.