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Deeds RecalledStephen R. Gregg, who chargeda German position at Montelimar, France, to keep it from shooting at medicos trying to pick up American wounded, then dived into a mortar position which the Germans had captured from the American troops, killed the defenders, and turned the mortars on other German units;Michael J. Daly, 3rd Infantry Division, an incomparable young of-ficer-leader with the 3rd Infantry Division” . . . The best division that fought in Europe, General.”And:Charles W. Shea, 88th InfantryDivision, who took position after position, single-handedly, before Mount Damiano in Italy on May 12,1944;Nicholas Oresko, 94th Infantry Division, who moved forward impervious to the fire from German positions at Tettington, on Jan. 23, 1945, until he fell from loss of blood.MacArthur had a word for all of them, or a memory of what their divisions were like in wars thatonly he could remember.(“The 42nd was the greatest outfit I’ve ever seen. 1 guess, either in our arms or that of the enemy. 1 must say, however, that between battles its deportment occasionally left something to be desired.”)When the rounds had been made,MacArthur beckoned to Mrs. MacArthur who had been standing obscurely in the doorway of the living room. She tripped over to his side happily and smiled at the Medal of Honor winners.Another Hero“Gentlemen,” MacArthur said in his best oratorical manner, “Iwant you to meet this young lady. She also deserves a medal of some sort. Anybody does who for 25 years has put up with my foiblesand idiosyncrasies.”i imedallaugheda tinv wratch from her wrist and asked me to read its even tinier inscription. It read:To my bravest Bataan—Corregidor March, 1942“Happy birthday,' General,”they all said as they left. Snuffy Smith added, . . and manymore.”The general cocked his head and laughed.“That’s a long term,’-’ he answered reflectively. “A long term.”MacArthur won his Medal of Honor for the defense of the Philippines in 1941-42. It was the third time he had been put in for the nation's highest military award. •His first nomination came after the Vera Cruz invasion in 1914, the second after his heroic front-lineactivities in World War I, wherein he was the youngest general in the
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Bakersfield Californian
Bakersfield, California, US
Tue, Jan 29, 1963
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