#Congressional medal of honor recipients full#

#Congressional medal of honor recipients full#

Barker threw himself upon the deadly grenade, absorbing with his body the full and tremendous force of the explosion. Unhesitatingly and with complete disregard for his personal safety, L/Cpl. Suddenly and without warning, an enemy grenade landed in the midst of the few surviving marines. He was again wounded, this time in the right hand, which prevented him from operating his vitally needed machine gun. Barker was a threat to their position, directed the preponderance of their fire on his position. The enemy was intent upon annihilating the small marine force and, realizing that L/Cpl. Barker boldly remained in the open, delivering a devastating volume of accurate fire on the numerically superior force.

Although wounded by the initial burst of fire, L/Cpl. The squad immediately deployed to a combat formation and advanced to a strongly fortified enemy position, when it was again struck by small arms and automatic weapons fire, sustaining numerous casualties. Barker's squad was suddenly hit by enemy sniper fire. His citation reads 'For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a machine gunner with Company F. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery near Con Thein, Republic of Vietnam on September 21, 1967. Served in the United States Marine Corps during the War in Viet Nam as a Lance Corporal in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein), FMF. Viet Nam Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. 20, 1945 Franklin Merrimack County New Hampshire, USA Death:В Sep. Shortly thereafter, Albee was promoted to Major and Brigade Inspector of Rifle Practice of the Connecticut National GuardД«irth:В Jun. He retired from the US Army in 1878, and later became Captain of the 'National Blues' Company D 2nd Regiment Connecticut National Guard in 1891. Albee was awarded the Medal of Honor in January 1894 for his actions in Brazos River, Texas on Octowhile serving with the 41st United States Infantry Regiment. In1863 he enlisted again as an artilleryman in the 3rd Wisconsin Light Artillery but was discharged to accept a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the 36th Wisconsin Infantry he was later promoted to 1st Lieutenant.ДЄfter the Civil War Albee served as a lieutenant in the 36th U.S. After two months in the field he was wounded at the Second Battle of Bull Run and discharged for disability while convalescing. He enlisted in Company G (Wisconsin), Berdan's Sharpshooters in June 1862. George Albee was born in Lisbon, New Hampshire.