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RIp Cpl. Story
"Cpl. Story was missing in action for 73 years" until last month.
"Cpl. Story earned the Medal of Honor for his ferocious last stand in the turning-point battle of the Korean War. He saved lives among his retreating company. Cpl. Story was one of those soldiers determined to follow Gen. Walker’s order and hold the line."
"His unit’s situation appeared hopeless, however, on the morning of Sept. 1.
"A savage daylight attack by elements of three enemy divisions penetrated the thinly held lines of the 9th Infantry," reads Story’s Medal of Honor citation.
"A teenage private first class at the time of his final battle, Story proved fearless in the face of death. He took over a machine gun from a wounded American and fired on an attacking column, killing or wounding an estimated 100 enemy soldiers. The company commander ordered the unit to withdraw against overwhelming odds.
Story, however, unleashed a barrage of hand grenades on an enemy troop truck towing an ammunition trailer.
"Out of grenades he crawled to his squad, gathered up additional grenades and again attacked the vehicle," the citation reads."
"PFC Story was wounded in this action, but, disregarding his wounds, rallied the men about him and repelled the attack. Realizing that his wounds would hamper his comrades, he refused to retire to the next position but remained to cover the company's withdrawal."
The citation went on, "When last seen, he was firing every weapon available and fighting off another hostile assault."
American and South Korean forces held the line.
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"Cpl. Story was missing in action for 73 years" until last month.
"Cpl. Story earned the Medal of Honor for his ferocious last stand in the turning-point battle of the Korean War. He saved lives among his retreating company. Cpl. Story was one of those soldiers determined to follow Gen. Walker’s order and hold the line."
"His unit’s situation appeared hopeless, however, on the morning of Sept. 1.
"A savage daylight attack by elements of three enemy divisions penetrated the thinly held lines of the 9th Infantry," reads Story’s Medal of Honor citation.
"A teenage private first class at the time of his final battle, Story proved fearless in the face of death. He took over a machine gun from a wounded American and fired on an attacking column, killing or wounding an estimated 100 enemy soldiers. The company commander ordered the unit to withdraw against overwhelming odds.
Story, however, unleashed a barrage of hand grenades on an enemy troop truck towing an ammunition trailer.
"Out of grenades he crawled to his squad, gathered up additional grenades and again attacked the vehicle," the citation reads."
"PFC Story was wounded in this action, but, disregarding his wounds, rallied the men about him and repelled the attack. Realizing that his wounds would hamper his comrades, he refused to retire to the next position but remained to cover the company's withdrawal."
The citation went on, "When last seen, he was firing every weapon available and fighting off another hostile assault."
American and South Korean forces held the line.
Meet the American who earned the Medal of Honor and was MIA in Korea for 73 years, Cpl. Luther Herschel Story
Cpl. Luther Herschel Story earned the Medal of Honor in the Korean War in 1950 but had been missing in action for 73 years. He returns to a hero's welcome this week.
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