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Show Mac Armstrong Wins Bronze Air Medal Privr.te First Class Mac D Armstrong, Arm-strong, son of Mrs. John Armtsrong of Cedar City, has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroic achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy during the Lete Islr.nd Operation. Oper-ation. The following statement was is-1 sued in the General Orders in eon-1 nectlon with the award: During a time when an infantry' battalion wr.s subjected to an in-1 tense enemy counterattack the' Battalion Commander was severely wounded and brought Into the area of an attached Field Artillery Liaison Lia-ison section. Continuous enemy rifle, mortar and machine gun fire enveloped both flanks of the battalion bat-talion and weakened the front lines leaving no troops In front of the rectlon. Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Pfc Armstrong, a member of the artillery liaison sec-itlon. sec-itlon. quickly and with utter disregard disre-gard for his own personal safety, moved forward and assisted In 'establishing a line of defense which i provided a means of successfully (evacuating the wounded officer. The example of cournge end during dur-ing displayed by PFC Armstrong served as an inspiration to all. |