| 词条 | Leroy Johnson (Medal of Honor) |
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|name=Leroy Johnson |birth_date= {{birth date|1919|12|6}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1944|12|15|1919|12|6}} |birth_place= Caney Creek, Allen Parish, Louisiana |death_place= Limon, Leyte, the Philippines |placeofburial= Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance= United States of America |branch=United States Army |serviceyears=1943 - 1944 |rank=Sergeant |unit=126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division |battles=World War II |awards=Medal of Honor Silver Star Purple Heart (2) }} Leroy Johnson (December 6, 1919- December 15, 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. Camp Leroy Johnson in New Orleans, LA, was renamed after him in 1947. BiographyJohnson joined the Army from Oakdale, Louisiana in 1943,[1] and by December 15, 1944 was serving as a Sergeant in Company K, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division during the Battle of Leyte. On that day, near Limon, Leyte, the Philippines, he smothered the blast of two enemy-thrown grenades with his body, sacrificing himself to protect those around him. For this action, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor ten months later, on October 2, 1945. Johnson was buried at the Manila American Cemetery in Manila, the Philippines. A bronze memorial plaque in his honor was mounted on the wall of the Oberlin, Louisiana, courthouse. Johnson was from Oakdale, just a few miles north of Oberlin in Allen Parish. Medal of Honor citationSergeant Johnson's official Medal of Honor citation reads: {{quote|He was squad leader of a 9-man patrol sent to reconnoiter a ridge held by a well-entrenched enemy force. Seeing an enemy machinegun position, he ordered his men to remain behind while he crawled to within 6 yards of the gun. One of the enemy crew jumped up and prepared to man the weapon. Quickly withdrawing, Sgt. Johnson rejoined his patrol and reported the situation to his commanding officer. Ordered to destroy the gun, which covered the approaches to several other enemy positions, he chose 3 other men, armed them with hand grenades, and led them to a point near the objective. After taking partial cover behind a log, the men had knocked out the gun and begun an assault when hostile troops on the flank hurled several grenades. As he started for cover, Sgt. Johnson saw 2 unexploded grenades which had fallen near his men. Knowing that his comrades would be wounded or killed by the explosion, he deliberately threw himself on the grenades and received their full charge in his body. Fatally wounded by the blast, he died soon afterward. Through his outstanding gallantry in sacrificing his life for his comrades, Sgt. Johnson provided a shining example of the highest traditions of the U.S. Army.}}See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Army|World War II}}
References{{ACMH}} 1. ^Service Profile
|publisher = American Battle Monuments Commission |title = Johnson Leroy |work = World War II Burial Listing |url = http://www.abmc.gov/search/wwii.php |accessdate = 2008-01-28}}
|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 = 2008-01-28}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Leroy}} 10 : 1920 births|1944 deaths|People from Evangeline Parish, Louisiana|American army personnel killed in World War II|United States Army Medal of Honor recipients|United States Army soldiers|Recipients of the Silver Star|World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor|Burials at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial|People from Allen Parish, Louisiana |
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