Jake W. Lindsey,
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Jake William Lindsey, Sr., (May 1, 1921 July 18, 1988) 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.Lindsey joined the Army from Lucedale, Mississippi, and by November 16, 1944 was serving as a technical sergeant in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. On that day, near Hamich, Germany, he held a position in front of his platoon during an enemy counterattack and, although wounded, engaged a group of Germans in hand to hand combat. For these actions, he was awarded the Medal of Honor six months later.Lindsey is unique among Medal of Honor recipients in that he personally received his medal before a joint session of Congress. President Harry Truman and Gen. George C. Marshall presented Lindsey with his award on May 21, 1945.
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- Allgemeine Informationen
- GTIN 09786138179139
- Auflage Aufl.
- Editor Iustinus Tim Avery
- Sprache Englisch
- Genre Psychologie
- Anzahl Seiten 84
- Größe H229mm x B152mm x T5mm
- Jahr 2011
- EAN 9786138179139
- Format Kartonierter Einband (Kt)
- ISBN 978-613-8-17913-9
- Titel Jake W. Lindsey,
- Untertitel Medal of Honor, 16th Infantry Regiment (United States), Joint session of the United States Congress
- Gewicht 136g
- Herausgeber CEL PUB
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