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James Irsley Poynter (December 1, 1916 – November 4, 1950) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his action on November 4, 1950, in which he was killed while he singlehandedly eliminated three enemy machine gun crews. He was the eleventh Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in Korea. Poynter was a Marine veteran of World War II and father of six children. He reenlisted in the Marine Corps at the outbreak of the Korean War. ==Biography== James Irsley Poynter was born on December 1, 1916 in Bloomington, Illinois. He enlisted in the regular Marine Corps in February 1942. He fought in the Pacific Theatre during World War II, participating in the Guadalcanal, Southern Solomons, Saipan, Tinian and Okinawa campaigns. Poynter was discharged in February 1946. At the beginning of the Korean War, he re-enlisted in the Marine Corps, joining the 13th Infantry Battalion, Marine Corps Reserve in Los Angeles on July 19, 1950. He arrived in Korea in time to aid in the recapture of Seoul after the Inchon landing. Sgt Poynter was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat “V” for “outstanding leadership, ability and courageous aggressiveness against the enemy” as a squad leader in from September 24, to October 4, 1950. On November 4, 1950, Sgt Poynter was a squad leader of Company A, 7th Marines. While defending Hill 532, south of Sudong, Korea, he was wounded in hand-to-hand combat. In spite of his wounds, when he saw three machine guns setting up only away, he charged the enemy position with hand grenades from fallen comrades, and was able to take out all three machine gun crews before being killed. His heroic actions enabled his outnumbered platoon to beat off the enemy assault and move to more defensible positions. Sgt Poynter was buried with full military honors in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California.〔Leicht, Cpl Paul. (Honored Marines rest in 'garden of stone' ), ''Marine Corps News'', Story ID# 200661517510 , June 11, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.〕〔(Notable Persons ), Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. Retrieved on 2007-12-28.〕 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「James I. Poynter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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