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THESE OFFICERS of Ithaca High and Mrs. Byron V. Nelson of
School Glee Club are Assisting in ar- Rd., president; Richard -Poo
rangements for the annual Thanksgiving Mrs. Ethel Poole of 509 S.
Day alumni concert in Foster Hall. From vicepresident, and William L
left are Robert Al. Nelson, son of Mr. son of Mr, and Mrs. J. M. Run
field Center, secretary -treasurer.
Uiven Sergeant Posthumously
Technician Fourth Grade Rey-
2-1 Hold J. King has been
m°us1Y awarded the Distinguished
s th. Service Cross, this country's third
I-( highest military decoration.
We King, son of Olen A. King of
Ithaca RD 6 (Enfield) was cited
fit. for "extraordinary herolsm in ac-
4-F tion on the morning of Aug. 15,
�4•" His citation:
tio, Repulsed by devastating ma-
nic chine gun and mortar fire in its
un( assault on the strongly defended
sun Sergeant King's company was
reg momentarily disorganized. Rally-
clae ing the men of his light machine
the gun squad, King oil his own initia-
Wit; tive moved them to a flank position
to 1 where fire could be brought to
Ca.& bear on the determined enemy.
C In Exposed Position
havt "In crawling well forward to an
2-A exposed position to get better ob-
plac servation and to determine the' ef-
neei feet 'of, his squad's machine gun
Witt fire on the enemy, King succeeded
trap at the same time, with deadly fire,
and in silencing an enemy machine
food gun. When his company was di -
in 1- rected to withdraw King ordered
1 M( his squad to remain in position
In.- t and directed the covering fire for
Jol its movement to new positions.
Cong "The withdrawal of the com-
F. E pany completed, he continued to
Jr., remain in place while he protect-
Wrig ed, in turn, the withdrawal of his
H. P squad and while this way en-
Arthi gaged he was killed by an enemy
Anth, sniper,
Burtc "The actions of Sergeant King
Gros; throughout the engagement were
Melvi above and beyond the normal call
longo of duty, and are, in keeping with
R. Ci the highest traditions of the U. S.
thur , Army."
Georg Native of Enfield
Moor( Born in the Town of Enfield,
Schm. Feb. 1, 1918, King was graduated
Char h from Ithaca High School in 1936.
Firest Entering the service on Jan. 20,
Lloyd 19421 Sergeant King had basic
Harry training at Fort Bragg, N. C.
Chure where he later was made an in-
C. Go structor• in a motor pool. In De -
Levine cember, 1942, he was transferred
and S. to Fort William Henry Harrison,
:on H Mont., for training with the ski
seorgE paratroopers. He then was sent to
'aigtnt Kiska in the Aleutian Islands. He
�ickin i went to Italy in November, 1943.
)orn On Jan. 13, 1944, King's father
hilCOR was informed that the sergeant
)rd B had been wounded in Italy and
Ki had received the Purple Heart.
id Jo: When he was released from the hos-
Regi pital, the sergeant joined his for-
eir mer unit and saw action at the
Anzio beachhead, in the battle for
of Rome, and in the invasidn of
Southern France. He ,was post-
, humously awarded an Oak Leaf
•� Cluster to his Purple Heart on
oc Sept. 13, 1944.
Besides his father, he is Sur-
vived by two sisters, Mrs. Vivi
Z Holcom and Mrs. Doris Schilling,
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