Great read.
Quote"My God, he held off 600 Germans and six tanks coming right at him," Chilton marveled. "When they got too close, his commander told him to vacate and instead, he says, 'Blanket my position.'"
source: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/11/04/battle-joined-army-panel-backs-wwii-vets-posthumous-bid-for-medal-honor/?intcmp=hpbt1
Wild.
Incredible, thx for posting it. It is a fracking shame what it's taken to get him the recognition he obviously rightly deserves (https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi186.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fx14%2Flangev%2FSalute.gif&hash=7f48a90a3df35ce53dad99df1df85c3ce7398399)
Quote from: steve58 on November 04, 2015, 12:49:02 PM
Incredible, thx for posting it. It is a fracking shame what it's taken to get him the recognition he obviously rightly deserves (https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi186.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fx14%2Flangev%2FSalute.gif&hash=7f48a90a3df35ce53dad99df1df85c3ce7398399)
Yes, it is.
Edit: and you'll notice they had to go against regs limiting the length of time it could be bestowed.