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Retired Master Sgt. Wilburn K. Ross, US Army
2017-05-23
[WAPO] Retired Master Sgt. Wilburn K. Ross, an Army machine-gunner who received the Medal of Honor for single-handedly fighting back eight German counterattacks during a World War II battle in France, died May 9 in Washington state. He was 94.

His death was announced by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The cause was not disclosed.
Posted by:Besoeker

#2  [as a boy]He practiced his marksmanship by placing a match in a tree and lighting it with a shot from his .22-caliber rifle.

Read the fantastic story!
We are less because of his loss.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-05-23 18:37  

#1  RIP!
Posted by: chris   2017-05-23 13:44  

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