🇺🇲WWII uncovered: Medal of Honor Recipient Van Thomas Barfoot: Hero of the 45th Infantry Division.

Van Barfoot of Edinburg, Mississippi was a Technical Sergeant in the Thunderbirds when he was recognized with the prestigious Medal of Honor for his actions during the Italian Campaign in the city of Carano.

On May 23, 1944, during the breakout from Anzio to Rome, Barfoot knocked out two machine gun nests and captured 17 German soldiers. Later that same day, he repelled a German tank assault, destroyed an enemy fieldpiece and while returning to camp. He also carried two wounded commanders to safety.

Barfoot was subsequently commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. His division moved into France and by September 1944 was serving in the Rhone Valley. Lieutenant Barfoot chose to have the MOH presentation ceremony in the field, so that his soldiers could attend. He was formally presented with the honor on September 28, 1944, in Épinal, France, by Lieutenant General Alexander Patch.

After the war Van returned to Mississippi while furthering his career in the Army. He served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He retired in 1974 with the rank of Colonel. During his impressive military career Colonel Barfoot was a decorated war veteran, honored with The Silver Star, The Bronze Star and three Purple Heart acknowledgments in addition to the coveted Medal of Honor. After retirement Van moved to Richmond Virginia where he passed away on March 2, 2012 at the age of 92. Lest We Forget.

#ww2uncovered #thunderbirds #WWII #honorourveterans #worldwar2 #ww2 #MedalofHonor #thunderbirdsarego #greatestgeneration #WWIIveteran #wwiihistory #ww2history #lestweforget

WWII uncovered©️ original description and photos sourced by The National World War II Museum, US Army Center of Military History and Ancestry Database.

drop your comment in the comment section.

Comments

Meet The Man Who Broke World Record By Sleeping With 57 Women In 24 Hrs But Later Rushed To Hospital

Meet The Man Who Broke World Record By Sleeping With 57 Women In 24 Hrs But Later Rushed To Hospital Meet a man who managed to make it to the Guinness book of records after breaking a long standing world record of sleeping with 57 women in a span of 24 hours. The 34 year old man hailed from Singapore and broke the record in Prague, the capital of Czech Republic, in an annual event run by a local brothel. According to reports, the unnamed man disclosed that he had been training hard for months to break the previous record which stood at 55 and he was delighted that he broke it. Quoting him, he said, “I've always been a bit of a sex addict, and when I learned that the brothel was having a world record attempt I knew I had to come and give it a go. I take it really seriously and train for it just like an athlete would prepare for a marathon. In some ways, it's actually much harder than a lot of professional sports.`` The Singapore man was very focused on his goal in that by mid...

Honoring Leo Henry Schweiter: Veteran of World War II, The Korean War and The Vietnam War

Honoring Leo Henry Schweiter: Veteran of World War II, The Korean War and The Vietnam War Leo Henry Schweiter was born in Wichita Kansas on April 16, 1917. Leo enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1941. He then transferred to the 101st Airborne Division. While serving as Captain and Assistant Chief of Staff G-2 Intelligence Officer Schweiter took part in the Normandy airborne landings on June 6, 1944. During this time he was knocked unconscious by a grenade blast. Captain Schweiter was subsequently captured by the Germans but released a day later upon their retreat. A veteran of Operation Market Garden, the Siege of Bastogne and the counter attack at Haguenau, Schweiter remained in service with the US Army after World War II. Leo Henry Schweiter would go on to serve with the 7th Infantry Division during the Korean War. In 1959 he was named Chief of Staff of the 8th Infantry Division and later became Assistant Chief of Staff, G2, Headquarters, in the XVIII Airborne Corps. During...

The Holocaust: 18. War Crimes

**The Holocaust: 18. War Crimes** G.M. Gilbert was one of the prison psychologists during the Nuremberg war crimes trial. On April 9, 1946 he had a brief conversation with Colonel Rudolph Hoess, who had been the commandant of Auschwitz. The following is an excerpt of his book *Nurember Diary*: We discussed briefly his activity as the commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp from May, 1940, to December, 1943, which camp was the central extermination camp for Jews. He readily confirmed that approximately 2 1/2 million Jews had been exterminated under his direction. The exterminations began in the summer of 1941. In compliance with [Hermann] Goering's skepticism, I asked Hoess how it was technically possible to exterminate 2 1/2 million people. "Technicall?" he asked. "That wasn't so hard -- it would not have been hard to exterminate even greater numbers." In answer to my rather naive questions as to how many people could be done away with in an hour, et...

WORLD OF ALL

Search This Blog