Thursday, April 9, 2009

Russell Dunham dies at 89; Medal of Honor recipient

LATimes

Russell Dunham, a World War II Army veteran who was awarded the Medal of Honor, the military's highest decoration for valor, after he assaulted three German machine gun emplacements, killed nine German soldiers and took two prisoners, died of congestive heart failure Monday at his home in Godfrey, Ill. He was 89.

Go read this. Godspeed, Mr. Dunham.

No comments: