▁September ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁Order ed ▁to ▁take ▁station ▁within ▁ 1 0 0 ▁yards ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁n ip a ▁h uts ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁trail , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁advanced ▁and ▁stood ▁guard ▁as ▁the ▁leader ▁and ▁his ▁sc out ▁party ▁first ▁searched ▁the ▁surrounding ▁deep ▁grass es , ▁then ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁open ▁area ▁before ▁the ▁h uts . ▁Inst antly ▁enemy ▁Mor os ▁opened ▁point - blank ▁fire ▁on ▁the ▁exposed ▁men ▁and ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 ▁Mor os ▁charged ▁the ▁small ▁group ▁from ▁inside ▁the ▁h uts ▁and ▁from ▁other ▁conce aled ▁positions . ▁Mc Gu ire , ▁respond ing ▁to ▁the ▁calls ▁for ▁help , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁on ▁the ▁scene . ▁After ▁empty ing ▁his ▁rif le ▁into ▁the ▁attack ers , ▁he ▁closed ▁in ▁with ▁rif le , ▁using ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁club ▁to ▁w age ▁fier ce ▁battle ▁until ▁his ▁com r ades ▁arrived ▁on ▁the ▁field , ▁when ▁he ▁r al lied ▁to ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁his ▁dying ▁leader ▁and ▁other ▁wounded . ▁Although ▁himself ▁wounded , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁minister ed ▁t ire lessly ▁and ▁efficiently ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁struck ▁down , ▁thereby ▁saving ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁ 2 ▁who ▁otherwise ▁might ▁have ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁enemy - inf lic ted ▁w ounds . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁recip ients ▁List ▁of ▁Philipp ine – American ▁War ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁recip ients ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Un