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Clifton T. Speicher (March 25, 1931 – June 14, 1952) was a United States Army soldier in the Korean War who posthumously received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Born on March 25, 1931, in Gray, Pennsylvania, Speicher joined the Army from that city in 1951. By June 14, 1952, he was serving in Korea as a corporal in Company F of the 223rd Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division. On that day, during an attack against a hostile position near , his squad came under intense small-arms, mortar, and machine gun fire. Although wounded, Speicher charged the machine gun nest and killed the occupants with his rifle and bayonet. He was wounded again during his approach and died shortly after silencing the emplacement. For these actions, he was posthumously awarded the Med

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  • Спичер, Клифтон Т. (ru)
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  • Clifton T. Speicher (March 25, 1931 – June 14, 1952) was a United States Army soldier in the Korean War who posthumously received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Born on March 25, 1931, in Gray, Pennsylvania, Speicher joined the Army from that city in 1951. By June 14, 1952, he was serving in Korea as a corporal in Company F of the 223rd Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division. On that day, during an attack against a hostile position near , his squad came under intense small-arms, mortar, and machine gun fire. Although wounded, Speicher charged the machine gun nest and killed the occupants with his rifle and bayonet. He was wounded again during his approach and died shortly after silencing the emplacement. For these actions, he was posthumously awarded the Med (en)
  • Клифтон Спичер (25 марта 1931 — 14 июня 1952) — солдат армии США, участник Корейской войны, награждён посмертно высочайшей военной наградой США — медалью Почёта. Родился 25 марта 1931 в местечке Грэй, штат Пенсильвания, вступил в армию там же в 1951 году. Служил капралом в роте F 223 пехотного полка 40-й пехотной дивизии. 14 июня 1952 года в ходе атаки на позицию противника близ Минарикол его отделение попало под плотный огонь из лёгкого стрелкового оружия, пулемётов и миномётов. Несмотря на ранение Спичер атаковал пулемётное гнездо и уничтожил его расчёт огнём из винтовки и штыком. В ходе броска к гнезду он получил ещё одно ранение и умер вскоре захвата этой позиции. За свои действия он, год спустя, был посмертно награждён медалью Почёта 19 августа 1953 года. (ru)
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  • Near Minarigol, Korea (en)
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