Posted on Nov 4, 2015
Should Lt. Garlin M. Conner receive the Medal of Honor?
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"Conner grabbed the spool of wire and took off amid intense enemy fire. He made it to the ditch, where he stayed in contact with his unit for three hours in near-zero-degree weather as a ferocious onslaught of German tanks and infantry bore down on him.
"'My God, he held off 600 Germans and six tanks coming right at him,' Chilton marveled. 'When they got too close, his commander told him to vacate and instead, he says, ‘Blanket my position.’'
"The request meant Conner was calling for artillery strikes as he was being overrun, risking his life in order to draw friendly fire that would take out the enemy, too."
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/11/04/battle-joined-army-panel-backs-wwii-vets-posthumous-bid-for-medal-honor/?intcmp=hpbt1
"'My God, he held off 600 Germans and six tanks coming right at him,' Chilton marveled. 'When they got too close, his commander told him to vacate and instead, he says, ‘Blanket my position.’'
"The request meant Conner was calling for artillery strikes as he was being overrun, risking his life in order to draw friendly fire that would take out the enemy, too."
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/11/04/battle-joined-army-panel-backs-wwii-vets-posthumous-bid-for-medal-honor/?intcmp=hpbt1
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Definitely a resounding yes COL Sam Russell. This quiet hero, Lt. Garlin M. Conner, who was awarded a DSC, 4 Silver Stars, 7 Purple Hearts, etc risked his life so many times to save his fellow soldiers. His action in January 1945 saved many men and destroyed so many enemy soldiers, tanks, etc by calling down an artillery barrage on his own position.
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