Rothschild, Maier J.

Date of birth:: 1913 (Yonkers/New York, United States)
Date of death:: December 1st, 1972
Nationality:: American

Biography

Married: Eve Juanita Holman 1943 had twin daughters Linda and Lolita, Eva, and John Rothschild.

Grand kids
Lolita’s: Vincent, Roberta, Dallas
Linda’s: Melanie, Edith, Michael, Monica, Jeffery
Eva's: Delmar, Richard, Robert, John
John had no children

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Navy Cross

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Corporal
Unit:: 9th Defense Battalion, Fleet Marine Force Pacific (FMFPAC), U.S. Marine Corps
Awarded on:: July 21st, 1944

"For extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving as a member of an Anti-Aircraft unit, attached to the NINTH Defense Battalion, Fleet Marine Force, at Zanana Beach, New Georgia Island, in action against enemy Japanese forces on 17 July 1943. When the Japanese threatened to recapture a beachhead established by our forces, Corporal Rothschild volunteered to man one of two salvaged machine guns in order to defend our precarious position. At risk of his life and greatly outnumbered, he allowed the enemy to approach close to his emplacement before opening fire and, as a result, assisted in wiping out a hostile mortar crew. Later, when his gun jammed and a Japanese officer viciously attacked him, Corporal Rothschild fought with him in hand-to-hand combat, killing his opponent. Despite his own injuries, he returned to his gun, repaired it and valiantly continued to battle the enemy forces until relief finally arrived. His unswerving devotion to duty and great courage prevented, to a major degree, the recapturing of the beachhead and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service."

SPOT AWARD: Serial 5875