Name: Raymond Harvey
Rank: Captain
Branch: U.S. Army
Unit: Company C, 17th Infantry Regiment
Place: Vicinity of Taemi-Dong, Korea
Entered Service At: Pasadena, California
Born: 1 March 1920, Ford City, Pennsylvania
G.O. No.: 67, 2 August 1951
Summary of Action
During combat near Taemi-Dong, Korea, Captain Raymond Harvey’s company was halted by devastating automatic weapons fire from a series of heavily fortified enemy positions.
With the mission in jeopardy, Harvey personally moved forward through intense fire and exploding grenades.
Charging the first enemy machine-gun nest, he destroyed it with grenades.
Without pausing, he rushed to the next emplacement and killed its crew with carbine fire.
After pushing the 1st Platoon forward, the advance was again stopped by concentrated fire from additional fortified positions.
Harvey once again moved ahead of his men.
Braving a storm of bullets, he charged and neutralized a third machine-gun emplacement.
Spotting another well-concealed pillbox camouflaged with logs, he maneuvered close enough to sweep the position with carbine fire and throw grenades through its openings, killing the five enemy soldiers inside.
During this relentless assault he was wounded.
Ignoring his injuries and suffering severe pain, Captain Harvey refused evacuation. Instead, he continued directing the attack and personally supervised the destruction of the remaining enemy positions.
Only after he was certain the objective had been secured did he allow himself to be evacuated.
His fearless leadership and aggressive action broke the enemy defenses and inspired his company to accomplish its mission.
Medal of Honor Citation
HARVEY, RAYMOND
Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Army, Company C, 17th Infantry Regiment.
Place and date: Vicinity of Taemi-Dong, Korea, 9 March 1951.
Entered service at: Pasadena, Calif.
Born: 1 March 1920, Ford City, Pa.
G.O. No.: 67, 2 August 1951.
Citation:
Capt. Harvey, Company C, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action. When his company was pinned down by a barrage of automatic weapons fire from numerous well-entrenched emplacements, imperiling accomplishment of its mission, Capt. Harvey braved a hail of fire and exploding grenades to advance to the first enemy machine gun nest, killing its crew with grenades. Rushing to the edge of the next emplacement, he killed its crew with carbine fire. He then moved the 1st Platoon forward until it was again halted by a curtain of automatic fire from well fortified hostile positions. Disregarding the hail of fire, he personally charged and neutralized a third emplacement. Miraculously escaping death from intense crossfire, Capt. Harvey continued to lead the assault. Spotting an enemy pillbox well camouflaged by logs, he moved close enough to sweep the emplacement with carbine fire and throw grenades through the openings, annihilating its 5 occupants. Though wounded he then turned to order the company forward, and, suffering agonizing pain, he continued to direct the reduction of the remaining hostile positions, refusing evacuation until assured that the mission would be accomplished. Capt. Harvey’s valorous and intrepid actions served as an inspiration to his company, reflecting the utmost glory upon himself and upholding the heroic traditions of the military service.
Name: Raymond Harvey
