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Casualty Info
Home Town Hatfield
Last Address Hatfield
Casualty Date Nov 05, 1950
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Korea, South
Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Decorah Cemetery - Black River Falls, Wisconsin
General Orders: Department of the Army, General Orders No. 26 (April 25, 1951)
Action Date: November 5, 1950
Service: Army
Rank: Corporal
Company: Company E
Regiment: 19th Infantry Regiment
Division: 24th Infantry Division
Comments/Citation:
Medal of Honor
Awarded for actions during the Korean War
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) to Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr., United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action while serving with Company E, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, in action against enemy aggressor forces at Chonghyon, Korea, on 5 November 1950.
From his position on the point of a ridge immediately in front of the company command post, Corporal Red Cloud was the first to detect the approach of the Chinese Communist forces and give the alarm as the enemy charged from a brush-covered area less than 100 feet from him. Springing up he delivered devastating pointblank automatic rifle fire into the advancing enemy. His accurate and intense fire checked this assault and gained time for the company to consolidate its defense.
With utter fearlessness he maintained his firing position until severely wounded by enemy fire. Refusing assistance he pulled himself to his feet and wrapping his arm around a tree continued his deadly fire again, until he was fatally wounded.
This heroic act stopped the enemy from overrunning his company's position and gained time for reorganization and evacuation of the wounded. Corporal Red Cloud's dauntless courage and gallant self-sacrifice reflects the highest credit upon himself and upholds the esteemed traditions of the U.S. Army.
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) to Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr., United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action while serving with Company E, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, in action against enemy aggressor forces at Chonghyon, Korea, on 5 November 1950.