FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Howard E Woodford ~ August 8, 2011

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Howard E. Woodford

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Howard E. Woodford was a soldier in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor in World War II during actions in the campaign to recapture the Philippines from Japanese forces in 1945. He was killed in action while helping a Filipino guerilla battalion repulse enemy forces.

He is buried in Akron, Ohio.







A transport ship was named in his honor the Sgt. Howard E. Woodford.

Rank and organization:Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company I, 130th Infantry, 33d Infantry Division

Place and date: Near Tabio, Luzon, Philippine Islands, June 6, 1945

Entered service at:Barberton, Ohio
Citation:

    He volunteered to investigate the delay in a scheduled attack by an attached guerrilla battalion. Reaching the line of departure, he found that the lead company, in combat for the first time, was immobilized by intense enemy mortar, machinegun, and rifle fire which had caused casualties to key personnel. Knowing that further failure to advance would endanger the flanks of adjacent units, as well as delay capture of the objective, he immediately took command of the company, evacuated the wounded, reorganized the unit under fire, and prepared to attack. He repeatedly exposed himself to draw revealing fire from the Japanese strongpoints, and then moved forward with a 5-man covering force to determine exact enemy positions. Although intense enemy machinegun fire killed 2 and wounded his other 3 men, S/Sgt. Woodford resolutely continued his patrol before returning to the company. Then, against bitter resistance, he guided the guerrillas up a barren hill and captured the objective, personally accounting for 2 hostile machinegunners and courageously reconnoitering strong defensive positions before directing neutralizing fire. After organizing a perimeter defense for the night, he was given permission by radio to return to his battalion, but, feeling that he was needed to maintain proper control, he chose to remain with the guerrillas. Before dawn the next morning the enemy launched a fierce suicide attack with mortars, grenades, and small-arms fire, and infiltrated through the perimeter. Though wounded by a grenade, S/Sgt. Woodford remained at his post calling for mortar support until bullets knocked out his radio. Then, seizing a rifle he began working his way around the perimeter, encouraging the men until he reached a weak spot where 2 guerrillas had been killed. Filling this gap himself, he fought off the enemy. At daybreak he was found dead in his foxhole, but 37 enemy dead were lying in and around his position. By his daring, skillful, and inspiring leadership, as well as by his gallant determination to search out and kill the enemy, S/Sgt. Woodford led an inexperienced unit in capturing and securing a vital objective, and was responsible for the successful continuance of a vitally important general advance.

Thank you sir, for your service and sacrifice for our country!

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[PROCON]

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Thank you for this heroic story of another MOH recipient. All our military are heroes, but some just rise above....

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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[ConorMacNessa]

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Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[Stonewall Jackson]

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Fishing Where They Ain’t
August 8, 2011

I have a good friend I fish with now and then. He’s a very thoughtful man. After climbing into his waders and boots and gathering up his gear, he sits on the tailgate of his truck and scans the river for 15 minutes or more, looking for rising fish. “No use fishing where they ain’t,” he says. This makes me think of another question: “Do I fish for souls where they ain’t?”

It was said of Jesus that He was “a friend of tax collectors and sinners” (Luke 7:34). As Christians, we are to be unlike the world in our behavior, but squarely in it as He was. So we have to ask ourselves: Do I, like Jesus, have friends who are sinners? If I have only Christian friends, I may be fishing for souls “where they ain’t.”

Being with nonbelievers is the first step in “fishing.” Then comes love—a heart-kindness that sees beneath the surface of their off-hand remarks and listens for the deeper cry of the soul. It asks, “Can you tell me more about that?” and follows up with compassion. “There is much preaching in this friendliness,” pastor George Herbert (1593–1633) said.

Such love is not a natural instinct. It comes solely from God. And so we pray: “Lord, when I am with nonbelievers today, may I become aware of the cheerless voice, the weary countenance, or the downcast eyes that I, in my natural self-preoccupation, could easily overlook. May I have a love that springs from and is rooted in Your love. May I listen to others, show Your compassion, and speak Your truth today.”

We are to be channels of God’s truth— not reservoirs.

Read: Luke 7:34-48

One of the Pharisees asked [Jesus] to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat. —Luke 7:36

Bible in a year:
Psalms 74-76; Romans 9:16-33

[Kathy in Alaska]

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God Bless and keep our military men and women.

[SandRat]

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[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, SandRat!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Stonewall Jackson]

Oliver North for Secretary of Defense!

I love it! Wouldn't that just make liberals' heads explode!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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[SevenofNine]

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[SandRat]

Not to mention giving the Pampered Purple Princes of the Pentagon to have Pulmonary arrests.

[Kathy in Alaska]

So....what did you get?

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