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Alexander Ramsey Nininger Jr. 〔(Hall of Valor )〕 (October 20, 1918 - January 12, 1942) was a Second Lieutenant of the Philippine Scouts who received the Medal of Honor during World War II. ==Biography== Nininger, nicknamed "Sandy", was born in Gainesville, Georgia in 1918. He attended the United States Military Academy and graduated in May 1941. After being commissioned a Lieutenant he was sent to the Philippines and was attached to the 57th Infantry Regiment (United States) of the Philippine Scouts. After entering active service, according to Malcolm Gladwell, Nininger "wrote a friend to say that he had no feelings of hate, and did not think he could ever kill anyone out of hatred. He had none of the swagger of the natural warrior. He worked hard and had a strong sense of duty." A little known fact about Alexander Nininger is that he loved to draw pictures. During the first month of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, Nininger's unit helped prepare American defenses in Bataan. After the Japanese launched their assault on Bataan, Nininger voluntarily joined another company because his unit was not yet engaged in combat.〔 Nininger was killed in action near Abucay, Bataan on January 12, 1942, just shy of his 24th birthday. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for leading an assault on Japanese positions. He was the first American army soldier to be so honored in the Second World War.〔 He is buried in Saint Dominic Parish Church Cemetery at Abucay, Bataan.〔(Find A Grave memorial )〕〔See note in Talk Page about my personal visit to the said cemetery. -User:Oliver Puertogallera〕 He is also commemorated with cenopath memorials at ABMC Cemetery at Manila 〔(Find A Grave memorial )〕 and in Arlington National Cemetery.〔(Find A Grave memorial )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alexander R. Nininger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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