Ronald Rosser always looked out for his brothers and sisters. He joined the Army right after turning seventeen in 1946 and served for three years. In 1951, he reenlisted because his kid brother was killed early in the Korean war and he was bent on revenge.
On January 12, 1952, Corporal Rosser was a forward observer with the 38th Inf. and was directing mortar fire while his company assaulted a hill held by the enemy near the town of Ponggilli. Despite his supportive fire, the Americans continued to take heavy casualties and were pushed back.
When the CO was badly wounded, he used Rosser's radio to call HQ for instructions, he was ordered to try once again to take the hill. Seeing that the officer was in no condition to carry out the order, Rosser volunteered to organize the remaining men and lead the charge.
As he made his way up the hill, he realized that he was alone, but was determined to make the enemy pay for his brother's death. Armed only with a carbine and a grenade and screaming like a wild man, he plowed on through the snow, oblivious to the heavy fire all around him. Reaching a bunker in which 9 Communist soldiers were crouching, he shot one of them in the face, then whirled and killed another one who had a machine gun trained on him. He then jumped into the trench and killed 5 more of the enemy. When two escaped to another bunker, Rosser followed them and threw his grenade inside; he shot both as they emerged from the explosion.
Rosser moved on to another trench line and killed five more Chinese soldiers. His ammunition finally exhausted, he went back down the hill to resupply himself by stripping rifle magazines and grenades off dead GIs, then climbed the hill again. He threw a grenade into the first trench he came to, killing 7 more of the enemy, then moved over open ground, firing at every Chinese soldier in sight. After an hour of battle, they retook the hill, and Rosser had personally killed over 50 enemy soldiers. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions and when he went back to the States, he told his mother that he had avenged his brother's death. #stayzero #zerofoxtrot #badass #brotherhood #military