, ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁W om ack ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Center , ▁Fort ▁B rag g , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁W om ack ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Mill ▁Spring , ▁in ▁Pol k ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁George ▁and ▁Jul ie ▁W om ack ▁and ▁had ▁three ▁brothers ▁and ▁one ▁sister . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁farm ▁labor er ▁and ▁picked ▁pe aches ▁during ▁the ▁summer . ▁He ▁enjoyed ▁hunting , ▁fish ing , ▁and ▁r iding ▁b icy cles . ▁ ▁Career ▁W om ack ▁was ▁draft ed ▁into ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁Korea ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁first ▁class ▁with ▁the ▁Medical ▁Company ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment , ▁ 2 5 th ▁Infantry ▁Division . ▁During ▁a ▁fire f ight ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁near ▁S ok sa - ri , ▁his ▁unit ▁began ▁taking ▁heavy ▁cas ual ties . ▁W om ack ▁exposed ▁himself ▁to ▁enemy ▁fire ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁treat ▁wounded ▁soldiers . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁himself ▁wounded , ▁he ▁refused ▁medical ▁treatment ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁give ▁aid ▁to ▁others . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁soldier ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁the ▁eng agement ▁and ▁died ▁of ▁his ▁inj uries ▁soon ▁after . ▁He ▁was ▁officially ▁issued ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁on ▁January ▁