FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Archer T Gammon ~ 01 December 2025

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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Archer T. Gammon

Info from here.

Archer T. Gammon (September 11, 1918 ~ January 11, 1945) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War II.

Gammon joined the Army from Roanoke, Virginia in March 1942, and by January 11, 1945 was serving as a Staff Sergeant in Company A, 9th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division. On that day, near Bastogne, Belgium, he destroyed a German machine gun position before beginning a one-man assault on a Tiger Royal tank. He silenced a supporting machine gun emplacement and killed two infantrymen before he was killed by a shot from the tank. For these actions, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor a year later, on February 13, 1946.

Gammon, aged 26 at his death, was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Danville, Virginia.

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

He charged 30 yards through hip-deep snow to knock out a machinegun and its 3-man crew with grenades, saving his platoon from being decimated and allowing it to continue its advance from an open field into some nearby woods. The platoon's advance through the woods had only begun when a machinegun supported by riflemen opened fire and a Tiger Royal tank sent 88mm. shells screaming at the unit from the left flank. S/Sgt. Gammon, disregarding all thoughts of personal safety, rushed forward, then cut to the left, crossing the width of the platoon's skirmish line in an attempt to get within grenade range of the tank and its protecting foot troops. Intense fire was concentrated on him by riflemen and the machinegun emplaced near the tank. He charged the automatic weapon, wiped out its crew of 4 with grenades, and, with supreme daring, advanced to within 25 yards of the armored vehicle, killing 2 hostile infantrymen with rifle fire as he moved forward. The tank had started to withdraw, backing a short distance, then firing, backing some more, and then stopping to blast out another round, when the man whose single-handed relentless attack had put the ponderous machine on the defensive was struck and instantly killed by a direct hit from the Tiger Royal's heavy gun. By his intrepidity and extreme devotion to the task of driving the enemy back no matter what the odds, S/Sgt. Gammon cleared the woods of German forces, for the tank continued to withdraw, leaving open the path for the gallant squad leader's platoon.

The USAT Sgt. Archer T. Gammon which served the United States Army at the end of World War II was named in his honor.

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, luvie, and thanks for helping honor one of our heroes.

[radu]

Howdy, E.G.C. ((HUGZ))

Lucky you, getting a nice little warm-up. You’ll be warmer than I will.

Gizmo will probably have his happy face on again Tuesday. :-)

[luvie]

It being a deep well is more important than it being close, but it's a shame it couldn't have been both. LOL! At least you can drive over there...walking over would be very uncomfortable. At least these chilly temps are very temporary. Tomorrow it's supposed to get up to 60, so there is that. The roller coaster 🎢 is alive and well

[luvie]

Hi, Kathy! It’s a pleasure to be able to honor these brave men and women who keep us safe and free. God bless them all.

Great story tonight! (((hugs)))

[Kathy in Alaska]

The office lease is up in March and they chose not to renew. So they are moving to B Street. I just don’t know where yet. I’m going to email the office manager tomorrow for an address.

C ST is a good alternate depending on the B St addy.

Yes...thank goodness for working from home.

[radu]

It’s a bit of a walk but I don’t mind walking to the well house when the weather’s nice. Not very nice out there tonight though.
And yep, having a deep well is important. When I had to get a new pump a little while back, it had been very dry here and they pulled the old one up, the pipe was wet about 30 feet above the pump. The pump doesn’t sit on the very bottom. The well guy remarked on how lucky I am to have a good water supply.

I wash our chilly temps w ere temporary. We’ll stay chilly. I’m keeping a close eye on weather reports because there’s a chance for sleet or freezing rain early Tues. morning. Most likely north of here but it just takes enough of a dip in the temp ......

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening/morning, Mooch...glad you enjoyed another hero.

[radu]

Aaaaaaah, can’t blame them for not wanting to renew the lease. It’s probably expensive as heck in Dimond Center. I hope the new office is in the right place to make C St. easy to access. Better than having to meander.

You won’t have nearly as far to drive on the days you have to go to the office. That’ll be very nice!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...happy dog, happy adventure at Comanche Lake.

Have a great Monday adventure.

[luvie]

Sleeeeet? That’s not good news. I really don’t like sleet. It’s way worse on the roads than snow could ever be.

I guess I should get outta here soon. I’m still sleepy from my early wake-up call. See ya tomorrow! Stay warm!

[radu]

I’d rather have sleet than freezing rain. Freezing rain tends to bring power outages.

Just rain is definitely most preferable of the three.

Sleep well and late! Catch ya tomorrow.

[left that other site]

Good Morning, Caty...went to bed early last night.

(((HUGS)))

[luvie]

Howdy doooo, Early Birds!
My, my, what a brave hero Sgt Gammon was!
He did so much to keep America safe!
Thanks, Kathy, for telling his story.
Hope all y'all have a Mahv'lus Monday
....and a Wonderful Week!
It's warming up a bit here...about 50° now.
(((hugs)))

[left that other site]

Happy Monday!

Just passin' Through!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS