FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Junior J. Spurrier ~ October 1, 2012

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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Junior J. Spurrier

Info from here.

           

Junior James Spurrier, born James I. Spurrier, Jr., was a United States Army soldier who received America's highest military decoration葉he Medal of Honor庸or his actions in World War II.

James I. Spurrier, Jr. was born on December 14, 1922, in Russell County, Kentucky. In September 1940, he enlisted in the Army. Spurrier filled his name in the wrong blanks, so he became "Junior J. Spurrier" to the Army. Near Lay St. Christopher, France, he earned the Distinguished Service Cross. He had spearheaded an assault on a stubbornly defended hill position. On a tank destroyer, he used a .50-caliber machine gun to kill over 12 Germans and captured 22 others. He climbed down to personally blow up bunkers with rifle fire and grenades.

On November 13, 1944, while serving as a Staff Sergeant with Company G, 134th Infantry, 35th Infantry Division, Spurrier fought Germans in Achain, Moselle, France. Repeatedly, Spurrier wandered into the command post with prisoners, replenished his ammo, then slipped out the door. Junior J. Spurrier earned the Medal of Honor for nearly single-handedly capturing the village of Achain that day. He received the Medal of Honor on March 6, 1945 from Lt. Gen. William Hood Simpson.

Spurrier had a very turbulent life after the war. He had a severe problem with alcohol, was discharged from the Army in 1951, and served two jail sentences.

He is buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, Johnson City, Tennessee.

On Dec. 02 2011, Spurrier's Medal Of Honor was returned to his family after being located by Chief Craig Corkrean, in a safe belonging to his father.

Staff Sergeant Spurrier's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy at Achain, France, on 13 November 1944. At 2 p.m., Company G attacked the village of Achain from the east. S/Sgt. Spurrier armed with a BAR passed around the village and advanced alone. Attacking from the west, he immediately killed 3 Germans. From this time until dark, S/Sgt. Spurrier, using at different times his BAR and Ml rifle, American and German rocket launchers, a German automatic pistol, and handgrenades, continued his solitary attack against the enemy regardless of all types of small-arms and automatic-weapons fire. As a result of his heroic actions he killed an officer and 24 enlisted men and captured 2 officers and 2 enlisted men. His valor has shed fresh honor on the U.S. Armed Forces.

 

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Someone was watching over him....making sure that he was around to share his story. And thank goodness Dakota Meyer “heard” the message, and went for help.

[Kathy in Alaska]

God Bless you good, Mac. Good night and rest well. Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present.
Thank you for your service to our country.

[Stonewall Jackson]

I fully agree with you on that.

[SandRat]

VC recipient Mark Donaldson ready to back his mates

[wjcsux]

Good evening Kathy! ((HUGS!!)) Thank you so much for the due diligance you do to let us know about our great heroes!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Do you have a link to the shoot and its plans?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Busy weekend...lots of parental wish list items, but I think I completed everything.

[luvie]

Yes, I do......

TexasCowboy Memorial Shoot

[Kathy in Alaska]

And a good evening to you, wjcsux...((HUGS))

Thanks to StarCMC we get to learn about another hero. We must never forget the men and women who helped keep us free.

Hope you had a great weekend. We even had a dusting of snow one night....all melted now.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you muchly.....bookmarked!

Have a wonderful time!!!

[MeekMom]

Evenin’ Ma!
How was your weekend?

[luvie]

Yay! I did it with the iPad and glad it worked! :)

Getting excited for sure. There will be pictures and other good stuff.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...what a great article. Thanks for sharing his story.

"In January 2009, a ripple of pride crackled around the country when news broke that a Victoria Cross
was to be awarded to an Australian for the first time in 40 years....to Corp Mark Donaldson."

[Kathy in Alaska]

LOL! I actually copied and pasted something on my iPad last week. I will need lots of practice before it doesn’t take so long.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening/morning, MM...((HUGS))

My weekend was busy, but I got a little extra sleep and a whole lot of things done.

Hope you had a good one and got to go walking. Saturday morning saw a snow covered lawn...thankfully the snow melted. LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Star. How's it going?

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a donut?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Sandwich?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...you and Bo have a great Monday.