Minue, Nicholas

Date of birth:: March 13th, 1905 (Sedden, Austro-Hungarian Empire)
Date of death:: April 28th, 1943 (MedjezelBab, Tunisia)
Buried on:: American Cemetery and Memorial North Africa
Plot: E. Row: 8. Grave: 4.
Service number:: 6691242
Nationality:: American

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Medal of Honor - Army (MoH)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Private
Unit:: Company A, 6th Armored Infantry Battalion, 1st Armored Division "Old Ironsides", U.S. Army
Awarded on:: March 25th, 1944
Awarded for:: Operation Torch

Citation:
For distinguishing himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the loss of his life above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy on 28 April 1943, in the vicinity of MedjezelBab, Tunisia. When the advance of the assault elements of Company A was held up by flanking fire from an enemy machinegun nest, Pvt. Minue voluntarily, alone, and unhesitatingly, with complete disregard of his own welfare, charged the enemy entrenched position with fixed bayonet. Pvt. Minue assaulted the enemy under a withering machinegun and rifle fire, killing approximately 10 enemy machinegunners and riflemen. After completely destroying this position, Pvt. Minue continued forward, routing enemy riflemen from dugout positions until he was fatally wounded. The courage, fearlessness and aggressiveness displayed by Pvt. Minue in the face of inevitable death was unquestionably the factor that gave his company the offensive spirit that was necessary for advancing and driving the enemy from the entire sector.

Awarded posthumously