4 Jul 1944
Italy
Italy
- American soldier William Nakamura volunteered to stay behind to cover his platoon's retreat near Castellina Marittima, Italy. Discovering that a German machine gun position was threatening the withdraw, he crawled toward it and fired on the Germans to temporarily silence the machine gun. He was killed by the German return fire shortly after. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously. ww2dbase [William Nakamura | Castellina Marittima, Toscana | CPC]
- In Toscana, Italy, Private First Class Frank Ono destroyed a German machine gun position single-handedly, administered first aid to two fellow US soldiers, and volunteered to cover the rear of his platoon as the unit was withdrawing. For the day's actions he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross medal. ww2dbase [Frank Ono | Castellina Marittima, Toscana | CPC]
7 Jul 1944
Italy
Italy
- Private 1st Class Kaoru Moto of US 100th Infantry Battalion came upon a German machine gun nest near Castellina Marittima, Italy and silenced it by killing the machine gunner and forcing the assistant gunner to surrender. He then forced a second machine gun nest to withdraw, but sustained rifle wound during the process. Despite the wound, when he came upon a third machine gun position, he attacked and forced the three German crew members to surrender. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for the day's action. ww2dbase [Kaoru Moto | Castellina Marittima, Toscana | CPC]
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