翻訳と辞書 |
John Andrew Barnes, III : ウィキペディア英語版 | John Andrew Barnes, III
John Andrew Barnes III (April 16, 1945 – November 12, 1967) was an American Private First Class in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. For conspicuous gallantry in Dak To, Vietnam, Barnes received the Medal of Honor. ==Biography== Barnes was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He entered the Army in 1965 and received basic training at Fort Pickett.〔(Service Profile )〕 He was dispatched to Vietnam as part of the 173rd Airborne Brigade on May 31, 1966. Serving in Company C of the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, Barnes was assigned as a grenadier. On November 12, 1967, while patrolling in the Kontum province, Barnes' unit was attacked by a North Vietnamese battalion. During the battle, Barnes manned a machine gun that had lost its crew to enemy fire and was credited with nine enemy kills. While retrieving more ammunition, Barnes dived on top of a grenade that had landed among American wounded in order to use his body to protect them from the blast. The grenade exploded, killing Barnes. PFC Barnes was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions. Barnes was buried in Brookdale Cemetery in Dedham, Massachusetts. His name inscribed on Panel 29E - Row 084 of the Vietnam War 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「John Andrew Barnes, III」の詳細全文を読む
スポンサード リンク
翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース |
Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.
|
|