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fcober 15.Sgt. “Red” Everett Awarded Bronze Star for BraverySgt. Leonard “Red” Everett, son of Mrs. Mary Everett of Kerrville, has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal, for heroic achievement in combat. The citation, which comes from John E. Dahlquist. Major General of the U. S. Army, who is commanding the Headquarters of the 36th Infantry Division, somewhere in France. The citation was wated on August 7.The offieialdocument reads:Leonard D. Everett, 20817003, Sergeant, Company A, 36th. Tank Destroyers Battalion for heroic achievement in combat on 14 December 1943 in Italy. Sergeant Everett commanded a section that protected M-10 lnk Destroyers of Company Aas they moved into position to fire in support of an infantry attack against an enemy-held town. The leading gun mount struck a land mine and was immobilized in an exposed position. Because of the danger of counterbattery fire, the crew of the tank was removed. Knowing the importance of giving the infantry fighters all possible artillery support, Sergeant Everett disregarded the peril himself, and witn his section I took over the abandoned weapon. During a fifty minute concentration he fired sexenty-six consecutive rounds on enemy emplacements and materially assisted the successful attack. He entered the Service from Kerrville, Texas.Sergeant Everett has lived ir Kerrville since a small child, having come here for the benefit of his father’s, the late Joe Everett’s, health, He attended Tivy high school and was employed by various firms of the city. He was a member of the old Kerrville Unit of the National Guard, and was mobilized into the service with them.He was sent overseas quite sometime ago, and had been with theKerrville boys to land in Africa,and later to move into France,— -
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Kerrville Mountain Sun
Kerrville, Texas, US
Thu, Oct 19, 1944
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