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Everhart joined the Army from Texas City, Texas in 1940, and by November 12, 1944, was serving as a technical sergeant in Company H, 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division. On that day, near Kerling, France, he led his platoon in a defense against a counterattack by a numerically superior German force. When German soldiers threatened ...
Bennett was born on February 11, 1920, in Middleport, Ohio. [1] He was drafted into the U.S. Army in January 1944 from Middleport and by February 1, 1945, was serving as a corporal in Company B, 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division.
The 90th Infantry Division ("Tough 'Ombres" [1]) was a unit of the United States Army that served in World War I and World War II. Its lineage is carried on by the 90th Sustainment Brigade . World War I
He went ashore at Normandy two days after D-Day in command of a battalion in the 90th Infantry Division. After defending a key bridge, he was awarded the Silver Star on August 5, 1944. On September 8, 1944, he and his troops disabled 4 German tanks and captured 17 soldiers; for his heroism, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross .
Major General Eugene M. Landrum (February 6, 1891 – July 24, 1967) was a senior United States Army officer.He is known primarily for defeating the Japanese in the Aleutian Islands Campaign at the start of World War II, being relieved as commander of the 90th Infantry Division shortly after the D-Day landings, and organizing the Pusan Perimeter to blunt the North Korean offensive during the ...
The earliest action for which a U.S. serviceman earned a World War II Medal of Honor was the attack on Pearl Harbor, for which 17 U.S. servicemen were awarded a Medal, although they did so "while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force" rather than "enemy" since the United States was neutral during the ...
Herbert F. Christian (June 18, 1912 – June 3, 1944) 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.
Foster Joseph Sayers (April 27, 1924 – November 12, 1944) was a 20-year-old infantryman from Centre County.He joined the Army from Howard, Pennsylvania in March 1943. [1] ...