When his platoon’s officers and senior NCOs became casualties, Shemin took command without hesitation. Under direct enemy fire, he reorganized his men and maintained the fight
"He Led From the Front": The Final Stand of Loren D. Hagen.
"Until the Last Round": The Stand of PFC William Thompson
When his wingman urged him to pull back, Sebille calmly replied over the radio: “I know what I’m doing.â€
In the searing summer heat of Sicily, the 1st Infantry Division faced a ferocious German counterattack near Mount Vassillio.
Without hesitation, and with full knowledge of what it meant, Pfc. Wilson shouted a warning and threw himself directly onto the grenade.
With deadly calm and resolve, he reassembled his scattered bombers, plunged through the inferno, and led them on a final run directly into the mouth of hell.
