"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.”
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.
Despite overwhelming odds and knowing full well the price he might pay, Johnson's calm leadership and utter refusal to abandon the mission saved countless lives and helped cripple a vital artery of the Nazi war machine
Plunging through the inferno, flying a leaking gas can into a volcano, Hughes released his bombs with pinpoint accuracy—hitting his target squarely.
