▁Enter ed ▁service ▁at : ▁Forest ▁City , ▁N . C . ▁Born : ▁February ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁Charlotte , ▁N . C . ▁▁ ▁G . O . ▁No .: ▁ 6 8 , ▁July ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁ ▁C itation : ▁ ▁C pl . ▁Cr ump , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Company ▁L , ▁distinguished ▁himself ▁by ▁consp ic uous ▁gall antry ▁and ▁out standing ▁courage ▁above ▁and ▁beyond ▁the ▁call ▁of ▁duty ▁in ▁action ▁against ▁the ▁enemy . ▁During ▁the ▁night ▁a ▁numer ically ▁superior ▁host ile ▁force ▁launched ▁an ▁assault ▁against ▁his ▁pl ato on ▁on ▁Hill ▁ 2 8 4 , ▁over running ▁friendly ▁positions ▁and ▁sw arm ing ▁into ▁the ▁sector . ▁C pl . ▁Cr ump ▁repeatedly ▁exposed ▁himself ▁to ▁deliver ▁effective ▁fire ▁into ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁the ▁ass ail ants , ▁inf lic ting ▁numerous ▁cas ual ties . ▁Ob ser ving ▁ 2 ▁enemy ▁soldiers ▁endeav oring ▁to ▁capture ▁a ▁friendly ▁machine ▁gun , ▁he ▁charged ▁and ▁killed ▁both ▁with ▁his ▁bay on et , ▁reg aining ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁weapon . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁his ▁position , ▁now ▁occupied ▁by ▁ 4 ▁of ▁his ▁wounded ▁com r ades , ▁he ▁continued ▁his ▁accurate ▁fire ▁into ▁enemy ▁troops ▁surrounding ▁his ▁emp lacement . ▁When ▁a ▁host ile ▁soldier ▁hur led ▁a ▁gr en ade ▁into ▁the ▁position , ▁C pl . ▁Cr ump ▁immediately ▁fl ung ▁himself ▁over ▁the ▁miss ile