FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Charles George ~ 09 July 2018

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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~ Hall of Heroes ~

Charles George

Info from here.

           

Charles George (August 23, 1932–November 30, 1952) was a U.S. Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat on November 30, 1952, during the Korean War. He was fatally wounded when he threw himself on a grenade to protect other soldiers in his company and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

George was born in Cherokee, North Carolina. He entered service at Whittier, North Carolina. At the time of George's death in battle he held the rank of Private First Class in Company C of the 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. The action for which he received the Medal of Honor was near Songnae-dong, Korea.

The Medal of Honor was awarded on March 18, 1954. The citation read:

Pfc. George, a member of Company C, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and outstanding courage above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy on the night of November 30, 1952. He was a member of a raiding party committed to engage the enemy and capture a prisoner for interrogation. Forging up the rugged slope of the key terrain feature, the group was subjected to intense mortar and machine gun fire and suffered several casualties. Throughout the advance, he fought valiantly and, upon reaching the crest of the hill, leaped into the trenches and closed with the enemy in hand-to-hand combat. When friendly troops were ordered to move back upon completion of the assignment, he and 2 comrades remained to cover the withdrawal. While in the process of leaving the trenches a hostile soldier hurled a grenade into their midst. Pfc. George shouted a warning to 1 comrade, pushed the other soldier out of danger, and, with full knowledge of the consequences, unhesitatingly threw himself upon the grenade, absorbing the full blast of the explosion. Although seriously wounded in this display of valor, he refrained from any outcry which would divulge the position of his companions. The 2 soldiers evacuated him to the forward aid station and shortly thereafter he succumbed to his wound. Pfc. George's indomitable courage, consummate devotion to duty, and willing self-sacrifice reflect the highest credit upon himself and uphold the finest traditions of the military service.  

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[Kathy in Alaska]

In first....The Mayor grabs the gold!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in second....Pro snags the silver!!

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three.... mountainlion bags the bronze!!

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Are you getting any relief yet from the heat?

We had a little bit of a break over the weekend but the thermostat is getting ready to crank back up.

[radu]

Howdy, PRO

Hope you had a grand time with the family the past few days.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Good evening Ma and gang!
Hope everyone is doing well tonight!
It was a very nice day here, temps in the high 70’s with
low humidity.

Got to hang out with my best buddy (Mr.B) and that’s always fine! Having pain, but took something for it and feeling a little better. Just don’t be surprised if I misspell something!

[radu]

Howdy, LUV.

Hope you had a good day.
Sounds like the night was pretty good! WOOHOO for the rain!

[PROCON]

Hey radu!

It was a fun time this weekend. It started off meeting with daughter-girl and she put me to work with Dad chores at her apartment, then we had brunch and hung out for awhile.

The last few days with sister and her son and family up from Texas were fun. Lotsa BSing and card playing.

I got home late morning today and just relaxing in the heat. We're in the dog days of summer, 'spose to be getting high '90's to 100 most of the week.

Wassup with you?

[radu]

Howdy, MS.B.

Bummer you’re hurting a bit tonight. Guess we’ll know when the med kicks in. ;-)

Your temps with LOW humidity sound sooooo nice. We’re starting to grow mold on our bodies, it’s been so damp here. LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Advanced Warfare Training

[radu]

Sounds like an excellent weekend. Glad y’all had such a great time together.

So now you’re joining the rest of us who have been in the Dog Days since May. LOL! We can’t get a break from them. I think the crops in the fields around here are the only ones who have enjoyed the weather.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening/morning, ML...((HUGS))...hope you have another super day.

We were supposed to have rain today, but so far maybe 10 drops.

[luvie]

I’d rather see you misspell something than to have pain just so you know.

Glad you and Mr. B had a nice day, Sis!

[luvie]

It was way cooler today and the rain was awesome! It rained really hard for a while. And it smelled so good!

How were things there? I never did ask you how things went at the museum yesterday.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

I HATE it when the humidity’s high!
You stick to everything, everything sticks to you..
The clothes on the line just hang there and doesn’t dry.

It makes me grouchy.
It makes Tigermaus grouchy.
Mr B will start with ‘You think THIS is hot?”
“Why, when I was a kid in Nebraska is was SO hot that” (etc.)
ARGH!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

*HUG*
Thanks, Sis!
Hope you had a nice day, too!
I thought of you when I read about that jerk harassing a kid for his MAGA hat in a Whataburger restaurant!

Good thing WE weren’t there, huh Sis?
Can you imagine what NYTexan would have done?
Yikes!

[luvie]

Whoof! If NYT had seen that pukin’ thug do a thing like that he would have been all over it! But, he’ going to get his. Ya don’t MESS with Texans....especially those wearing MAGA caps! LOL!

My day was good. We got rain overnight, and it was most welcome and needed. The yard was smiling when we went out this morning. :)

[radu]

Rain AND cooler temps. Guess that was a really nice surprise for everyone.

Our temps were down a touch but the humidity stayed up. We got a splash of rain at the farm yesterday morning but nothing today. Rain chances all week but basically high enough to make it soupy. Not necessarily guaranteed to rain.

It was a busy day at the museum. A lot of folks showed up throughout the day to check it out. A few had been before and wanted to see how different it is now with the newer items that have been put on display. They loved it and said they’ll be back again later to see how much it changes again.
One gentleman tickled me. He said he’d been through Friday with his wife and she didn’t want to go through as slowly as he did. He was back yesterday by himself so he could take his time and he did just that.

It was cool enough first thing when I arrived that I was able to do a little more organizing upstairs. It feels so much better having gotten that done. WHEW! It was bugging me. Now the guys will have an easier time finding uniforms to put on display when they want to.

[MoochPooch]

Hi Kathy! Glad to see a Korean War hero — they seem overlooked.