Hamilton, Eldon

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Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Technician 5th Grade (T-5)
Unit:: 102nd Infantry Division "Ozark", U.S. Army

He carried ammunition belts, his M1 and two ten gallon cook pots of stew across a pontoon bridge that was being shelled by the Germans. He made it with lots of holes in his uniform but not a scratch.

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