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Walter Carleton Monegan, Jr. (December 25, 1930 – September 20, 1950) was an American combat Marine who was killed in action during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 20, 1950 near Seoul, Korea, where he gave his life to help repulse an overwhelming enemy tank and infantry attack. He was killed as he calmly stepped out into the heavy fire of an enemy tank-infantry attack and proceeded to methodically knock out the tanks at close range with his bazooka. The Medal of Honor was presented to his widow by Secretary of the Navy Dan A. Kimball, during ceremonies on February 8, 1952, in Washington, D.C. ==Biography== Walter Carleton Monegan, Jr. was born on December 25, 1930 in Melrose, Massachusetts. He attended schools in Malden, Reading, and Walpole, Massachusetts, and in November 1947 (before his seventeenth birthday), enlisted in the Army. He was discharged in January 1948, when his age was discovered, and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on March 22, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland. After completing his recruit training at Parris Island, South Carolina, in June 1948, Monegan was ordered to San Francisco, where he sailed for duty in China with the 3rd Marines at Tsingtao. He returned to the United States in June 1949 and was stationed at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California, until June 1950, when he was ordered to the Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Seattle. While in Seattle, Monegan married. His son is Walt Monegan. He re-enlisted on July 20, 1950, and the following month returned to Camp Pendleton, where he joined the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. 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「Walter C. Monegan, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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