1st Lt. Charles L. Thomas, World War II Medal of Honor recipient. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army. Charles Leroy Thomas attended Cass Technical High School in Birmingham, Alabama, then went to study mechanical engineering at Wayne State University. During World War II, he was drafted into the Army and initially had enlistment orders in theThe National WWII Museum, The Walter D. Ehlers Collection, OH.0677. When American troops landed on Omaha beach on June 6, 1944, most of them had not been in combat. The exception was most of the GIs in the 1st Infantry Division, men like Walt Ehlers. Born in Junction City, Kansas, in 1921, Ehlers lived with his grandfather while he was
Unit/Command: 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 302d Infantry, 94th Infantry Division. Military Service Branch: U.S. Army. Medal of Honor Action Date: January 23, 1945. Medal of Honor Action Place: near Tettington, Germany. Citation. M/Sgt. Oresko was a platoon leader with Company C, in an attack against strong enemy positions.
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