| 词条 | Melvin Mayfield |
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|name=Melvin Mayfield |birth_date= {{Birth date|1919|3|24}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1990|6|19|1919|3|24}} |birth_place=Salem, West Virginia |death_place= |placeofburial= Frazeysburg Cemetery, Frazeysburg, Ohio |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance= United States of America |branch=United States Army |serviceyears= |rank=Corporal |commands= |unit=20th Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division |battles=World War II |awards=Medal of Honor |relations= |laterwork= }} Melvin Mayfield (March 24, 1919 – June 19, 1990) 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. Mayfield's actions, on July 29, 1945, were the last to earn a Medal of Honor prior to the August 15, 1945, end of hostilities in World War II – though some honorees may have been cited for their Medal after Mayfield's recognition on May 31, 1946. BiographyMayfield joined the Army from Nashport, Ohio in February 1941,[1] and by July 29, 1945 was serving as a Corporal in Company D, 20th Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division. On that day, in the Cordillera Mountains, Luzon, the Philippines, he single-handedly attacked four enemy positions. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor ten months later, on May 31, 1946. Mayfield left the Army while still a corporal. He died at age 71 and was buried in Frazeysburg Cemetery, Frazeysburg, Ohio. Medal of Honor citationCorporal Mayfield's official Medal of Honor citation reads: He displayed conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while fighting in the Cordillera Mountains of Luzon, Philippine Islands. When 2 Filipino companies were pinned down under a torrent of enemy fire that converged on them from a circular ridge commanding their position, Cpl. Mayfield, in a gallant single-handed effort to aid them, rushed from shell hole to shell hole until he reached 4 enemy caves atop the barren fire-swept hill. With grenades and his carbine, he assaulted each of the caves while enemy fire pounded about him. However, before he annihilated the last hostile redoubt, a machinegun bullet destroyed his weapon and slashed his left hand. Disregarding his wound, he secured more grenades and dauntlessly charged again into the face of pointblank fire to help destroy a hostile observation post. By his gallant determination and heroic leadership, Cpl. Mayfield inspired the men to eliminate all remaining pockets of resistance in the area and to press the advance against the enemy. See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Army|World War II}}
References1. ^[https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=3&tf=F&q=melvin+mayfield&bc=&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=5371198&rlst=211908,5371198,7077970 WWII Army Enlistment Records]
|publisher = United States Army Center of Military History |title = Medal of Honor recipients - World War II (M-S) |work = Medal of Honor citations |date = June 8, 2009 |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/wwII-m-s.html |accessdate = 2008-01-08}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Mayfield, Melvin}} 9 : 1919 births|1990 deaths|American army personnel of World War II|United States Army Medal of Honor recipients|People from Muskingum County, Ohio|United States Army soldiers|People from Salem, West Virginia|Military personnel from West Virginia|World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor |
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