| George J. Hall | |
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| January 9, 1921 – February 16, 1946 (aged 25) | |
 George J. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hall, Medal of Honor recipient |
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| Place of birth | Stoneham, Massachusetts |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Unit | 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
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Biography
Hall joined the Army from Boston, Massachusetts, and by May 23, 1944 was serving as a Staff Sergeant in the 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the Brush-footed butterfly Species, see Athyma selenophora. The 34th Infantry Division is an Army division of the United States National Guard that participated in World War I, World War II On that day, near Anzio, Italy, he single-handedly captured two German machine gun positions and was severely wounded while attempting to take a third. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. For these actions, he was awarded the Medal of Honor on April 6, 1945. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar
Hall was sent home but died on February 16, 1946 of complications from the wounds he had received at Anzio two years earlier. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aged 25 at his death, he was buried at Saint Patrick Cemetery in his birth place of Stoneham, Massachusetts. Stoneham is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
Medal of Honor citation
Staff Sergeant Hall's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty. Attacking across flat, open terrain under direct enemy observation, S/Sgt. Hall's company was pinned down by grazing fire from 3 enemy machineguns and harassing sniper fire. READ DISCUSSION PAGE BEFORE MAKING ANY EDITS TO CAPTION BELOW http//en S/Sgt. Hall volunteered to eliminate these obstacles in the path of advance. Crawling along a plowed furrow through furious machinegun fire, he made his way to a point within hand grenade range of 1 of the enemy positions. He pounded the enemy with 4 hand grenades, and when the smoke had died away, S/Sgt. Hall and 2 dead Germans occupied the position, while 4 of the enemy were crawling back to our lines as prisoners. Discovering a quantity of German potato-masher grenades in the position, S/Sgt. The Model 24 Stielhandgranate (English "stick hand grenade" was the standard Hand grenade of the German Army from the end of World War Hall engaged the second enemy nest in a deadly exchange of grenades. Each time he exposed himself to throw a grenade the Germans fired machinegun bursts at him. The vicious duel finally ended in S/Sgt. Hall's favor with 5 of the enemy surrendered and 5 others lay dead. Turning his attention to the third machinegun, S/Sgt. Hall left his position and crawled along a furrow, the enemy firing frantically in an effort to halt him. As he neared his final objective, an enemy artillery concentration fell on the area, and S/Sgt. Hall's right leg was severed by a shellburst. With 2 enemy machineguns eliminated, his company was able to flank the third and continue its advance without incurring excessive casualties. S/Sgt. Hall's fearlessness, his determined fighting spirit, and his prodigious combat skill exemplify the heroic tradition of the American Infantryman.
See also
References
- George J. Hall at Find A Grave Retrieved on 2008-02-05
- Medal of Honor Recipients - World War II (G-L). The Medal of Honor is the highest military award in the US military. This is a list of United States military personnel who received the Medal of Honor for their actions during World War II. Find A Grave is a Website allowing its users to access maintain and expand an online Database of Burial records 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Medal of Honor Citations. U. S. Army Center of Military History (July 16, 2007). Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2008-02-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France.
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