Briles, Herschel Floyd, 1ST SGT

Deceased

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Last Rank
First Sergeant

Last Service Branch
Armor

Last Primary MOS
616-Tank Gunner

Last MOS Group
Armor

Primary Unit
1944-1945, HHC, 899th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Service Years
1941 - 1945

Armor

First Sergeant

One Service Stripe

Two Overseas Service Bars

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Home State

Iowa

Iowa

Year of Birth
1914

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Home Town Colfax, Iowa	Last Address Prairie City, Iowa
Date of Passing Jul 17, 1944
Location of Interment Waveland Cemetery - Prairie City, Iowa	Wall/Plot Coordinates Unknown

Official Badges

Honorable Discharge Emblem (WWII)

Honorably Discharged WW II

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

Congressional Medal Of Honor Society

Medal of Honor Recipients


	1945, Congressional Medal Of Honor Society
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Last Known Activity:

World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He rescued several men from a burning tank destroyer. The next morning, he fired a machinegun with such accuracy that 55 Germans surrendered. Later that day, he again left a position of cover to rescue wounded comrades. He was assigned to Co. C., 899th Tank Destroyer Batallion.

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1945, Congressional Medal Of Honor Society

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Deceased Member (Honor Roll)

Join Year
1945

Last Updated: Feb 9, 2020

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