0 3 d ▁Par ach ute ▁Infantry ▁Regiment . ▁Place ▁and ▁Date ▁Cor reg idor , ▁Philipp ine ▁Islands , ▁February ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Enter ed ▁Service ▁at : ▁Ta com a , ▁W ash . ▁Born : ▁May ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁St . ▁Mar ies , ▁Id aho . ▁G . O . ▁No .: ▁ 7 7 , ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁C itation : ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁sc out ▁with ▁the ▁regiment ▁which ▁seized ▁the ▁for tr ess ▁of ▁Cor reg idor , ▁Philipp ine ▁Islands . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁initial ▁par ach ute ▁assault ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁crossed ▁ 3 0 ▁yards ▁of ▁open ▁ground ▁under ▁inten se ▁enemy ▁fire , ▁and ▁at ▁point blank ▁range ▁sil enced ▁a ▁mach in eg un ▁with ▁hand ▁gr en ades . ▁On ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁he ▁killed ▁ 6 ▁sn ip ers . ▁That ▁evening , ▁when ▁a ▁large ▁force ▁attempted ▁to ▁by pass ▁his ▁company , ▁he ▁volunt arily ▁moved ▁to ▁an ▁exposed ▁area ▁and ▁opened ▁fire . ▁The ▁enemy ▁attacked ▁his ▁position ▁repeatedly ▁throughout ▁the ▁night ▁and ▁was ▁each ▁time ▁rep uls ed . ▁By ▁ 2 ▁o ' clock ▁in ▁the ▁morning , ▁all ▁the ▁men ▁about ▁him ▁had ▁been ▁wounded ; ▁but ▁shout ing ▁encourag ement ▁to