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| Keywords: Archer T. Gammon.jpg en Staff Sergeant Archer T John Gammon a native of Virginia was serving with Company A 9th Armored Infantry Battalion 6th Armored Division near Bastogne Belgium on 11 January 1945 On that day he charged through hip-deep snow to demolish an enemy machine gun position and allow his platoon to advance from an open field to nearby woods As the platoon started its advance a machine gun supported by riflemen and a Tiger Royal tank opened fire on the unit Sgt Gammon rushed forward; cut across the width of his platoon's skirmish line; then despite intense enemy fire charged and silenced the automatic weapon and attacked the enemy tank Advancing to within 25 yards of his objective he put the enemy on the defensive and forced the tank back a short distance before he was struck and killed by a direct hit from the tank's heavy gun For his action in clearing the way for his platoon Sgt Gammon was awarded posthumously the Medal of Honor Photo courtesy of Pittsylvania County Virginia http //www navsource org/archives/09/13/130243 htm PD-USGov-Military-Navy Original upload log en wikipedia ftcg page en wikipedia Archer_T _Gammon jpg wikitable - 15 53 18 September 2008 750 × 1 034 65 235 bytes Wikited w en <nowiki> PD-USGov-Military-Navy Staff Sergeant Archer T John Gammon a native of Virginia was serving with Company A 9th Armored Infantry Battalion 6th Armored Division near Bastogne Belgium on 11 January 1945 On that day he charged through hip-</nowiki> Files transferred from Wikipedia by Josve05a Archer T Gammon Black and white portrait photographs of military people in uniform Photographs of Army Medal of Honor recipients | ||||
