| 词条 | Harold G. Kiner |
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|name=Harold G. Kiner |birth_date={{Birth date|1924|4|14}} |death_date={{Death date and age|1944|10|2|1924|4|14}} |birth_place=Aline, Oklahoma |death_place=near Palenberg, Germany |placeofburial= Eastern Star Cemetery, Aline, Oklahoma |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= MOH WWI.jpg |image_size= 75px |caption= |nickname= |allegiance= United States of America |branch=United States Army |serviceyears= |rank=Private |commands= |unit=117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division |battles=World War II |awards=Medal of Honor |relations= |laterwork= }} Harold G. Kiner (April 14, 1924 – October 2, 1944) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. BiographyKiner joined the Army from Enid, Oklahoma, and by October 2, 1944 was serving as a private in Company F, 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division. On that day, near Palenberg, Germany, he smothered the blast of an enemy-thrown hand grenade with his body, sacrificing himself to protect those around him. For this action, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor eight months later, on June 23, 1945. Kiner, aged 20 at his death, was buried at Eastern Star Cemetery in his birthplace of Aline, Oklahoma. Medal of Honor citationPrivate Kiner's official Medal of Honor citation reads: With 4 other men, he was leading in a frontal assault 2 October 1944, on a Siegfried Line pillbox near Palenberg, Germany. Machinegun fire from the strongly defended enemy position 25 yards away pinned down the attackers. The Germans threw hand grenades, 1 of which dropped between Pvt. Kiner and 2 other men. With no hesitation, Private Kiner hurled himself upon the grenade, smothering the explosion. By his gallant action and voluntary sacrifice of his own life, he saved his 2 comrades from serious injury or death. See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Army|World War II}}
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|publisher = United States Army Center of Military History |title = Medal of Honor recipients - World War II (G–L) |work = Medal of Honor citations |date = June 8, 2009 |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/wwII-g-l.html |accessdate = 2008-01-23}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Kiner, Harold G.}} 8 : 1924 births|1944 deaths|People from Alfalfa County, Oklahoma|United States Army soldiers|American army personnel killed in World War II|United States Army Medal of Honor recipients|World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor|Military personnel from Enid, Oklahoma |
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