On Dec 21, 1944, T/Sgt. Francis S. Currey, an automatic rifleman with the 3rd BN, 120th IR, 30th ID, was defending a strong point near Malmedy, Belgium when the enemy launched a powerful armored attack.
Currey found a bazooka and in the face of small-arms, machinegun, and artillery fire, he knocked out a tank with 1 shot.
Moving to another position, he observed 3 Germans in the doorway of an enemy-held house. He killed all 3 with his automatic rifle.
He then observed 5 Americans who had been pinned down for hours by fire from 3 tanks. Realizing that they could not escape until the enemy tanks and infantry guns had been silenced, he run under fire, used anti tank grenades against the armor, climbed onto a half-track in full view of the Germans and fired the machinegun at infantry.
Once again changing his position, he manned another machine gun whose crew had been killed; under his covering fire the 5 soldiers were able to retire to safety.
Deprived of tanks and with heavy infantry casualties, the enemy was forced to withdraw.
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Through his extensive knowledge of weapons and by his heroic and repeated braving of murderous enemy fire, T/Sgt. Currey was greatly responsible for inflicting heavy losses in men and material on the enemy, for rescuing 5 comrades, 2 of whom were wounded, and for stemming an attack which threatened to flank his battalion's position.
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At 20 years old, we was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1945. He's pictured here with all of the weapons systems he used during his one man assault. #stayzero #ww2 #hardfuckpackage