Medal of Honor Citation Corporal Red Cloud
On Mon, 11 Jan 1999 
"Higdon James M 1Lt 36ETS/EWM (850)882-5513" Email address wrote:

Here's the citation to support changes/corrections, also, Corporal Red
Cloud was a Ho-Chunk Indian (then known as Wisconsin-Winnabego): 

*RED CLOUD, MITCHELL, JR.

Rank and organization: Corporal, U S. Army, Company E, 19th Infantry
Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. 
Place and date: Near Chonghyon, Korea, 5 November 1950. 
Entered service at: Merrilan Wis. 
Born: 2 July 1924, Hatfield, Wis. G.O. No.: 26, 25 April 1951. 

Citation: Cpl. Red Cloud, Company E, 
distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity
above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. From his
position on the point of a ridge immediately in front of the company
command post he was the first to detect the approach of the Chinese
Communist forces and give the alarm as the enemy charged from a brush
covered area less than 100 feet from him. Springing up he delivered
devastating pointblank automatic rifle fire into the advancing enemy. 

His accurate and intense fire checked this assault and gained time for 
the company to consolidate its defense. With utter fearlessness he
maintained his firing position until severely wounded by enemy fire.

Refusing assistance he pulled himself to his feet and wrapping his arm
around a tree continued his deadly fire again, until he was fatally
wounded. This heroic act stopped the enemy from overrunning his 
company's position and gained time for reorganization and evacuation of
the wounded. Cpl. Red Cloud's dauntless courage and gallant
self-sacrifice reflects the highest credit upon himself and upholds the
esteemed traditions of the U.S. Army.

From U.S. Army Center of Military History Full-text Listings of Medal of
Honor Citations
at http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/moh1.htm

Jimmy




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