Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Corporal

Unit:

Company G, 2nd Battalion, 164th Infantry Regiment, 23rd Infantry Division "Americal Division", U.S. Army

Awarded on:

July 20th, 1943

Citation:
"For extraordinary heroism at Guadalcanal on October 25, 1942. While on a mission as advance scout for his platoon Corporal Lockner came upon five enemy soldiers. With coolness and by deliberate planning, he surprised and killed all five of them. Later he volunteered to occupy a position several yards ahead of an automatic rifle and machine gun position to afford them protection from enemy grenades and small arms fire. During an enemy rush Corporal Lockner's rifle jammed and it was necessary for him to field strip it. While doing this he was critically wounded in the chest by an enemy bullet, and shortly there after was at tacked by an enemy soldier with fixed bayonet. Despite his wound Corporal Lockner warded off the attack by using the barrel and receiver group of his rifle and succeeded in killing the enemy soldier. Corporal Lockner then collapsed from loss of blood and succumbed to his wound several hours later, after having been evacuated."

Awarded posthumously.
General Orders No. 185, Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific Area (July 20, 1943).

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)