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| MEDAL
OF HONOR RECIPIENT TRUMAN KIMBRO |
Rank and
Organisation:Technician Fourth Grade, U.S. Army, Company C, 2d Engineer
Combat Battalion, 2d Infantry Division. Rank and organization:
Technician Fourth Grade, U.S. Army, Company C, 2d Engineer Combat
Battalion, 2d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Rocherath, Belgium, 19 December 1944.
Entered service at: Houston, Tex.
Birth: Madisonville, Tex.
G.O. No.: 42, 24 May 1945. |
Citation: On 19
December 1944, as scout, he led a squad assigned to the mission of
mining a vital crossroads near Rocherath, Belgium. At the first attempt
to reach the objective, he discovered it was occupied by an enemy tank
and at least 20 infantrymen. Driven back by withering fire, Technician
4th Grade Kimbro made 2 more attempts to lead his squad to the
crossroads but all approaches were covered by intense enemy fire.
Although warned by our own infantrymen of the great danger involved, he
left his squad in a protected place and, laden with mines, crawled
alone toward the crossroads. When nearing his objective he was severely
wounded, but he continued to drag himself forward and laid his mines
across the road. As he tried to crawl from the objective his body was
riddled with rifle and machinegun fire. The mines laid by his act of
indomitable courage delayed the advance of enemy armor and prevented
the rear of our withdrawing columns from being attacked by the enemy.
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