Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Mitchell Red Cloud Jr. was a member of the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Nation. Born in 1925, Red Cloud joined the Marines in 1941. He served in the Pacific during WWII, was discharged, then reenlisted in the Army.While in Korea in 1950, Red Cloud and his unit were bombarded by Chinese forces. Armed with a Browning automatic rifle, Red Cloud fired at the enemy as eight bullets hit his body. Even after he fell to the ground, Red Cloud pulled himself up, refusing medical aid. In some tellings of what happened next, Red Cloud told his men to tie him to a tree using a belt so he could stay upright. According to medic Perry Woodley, Red Cloud wrapped “his arm around a tree, continued his deadly fire again, until he was fatally wounded.”Because many of the members of his unit had been asleep at the time of the maneuver, Red Cloud's "heroic act stopped the enemy from overrunning his company's position and gained time for reorganization and evacuation of the wounded." He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 1951. 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Well done, Marine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffield, SASS #23454 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Well done SOLDIER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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