Medal of Honor Winner & Artillery

This is a follow up to a previous thread. The full story can be read
at this url and is a very good story indeed IMHO.
http://www.mishalov.com/Barnum.html


Barnum: Once we reached Highway 1, Hotel Company was released from
2/7, which was going back to Chu Lai. Hotel Company and the rest of
2/9 were heading back north to Da Nang. We were boarding trucks on
Highway 1 when we got sniped at from this village. An Ontos
(multi-barreled 106mm recoilless rifle gun system) was with us, and I
directed its fire at the sniper. We leveled three huts. Needless to
say, the sniper fire ceased. Later on that night, a second lieutenant,
who had only been in-country for three or four days, turned me in for
using excessive force.

His Citation Reads


BARNUM, HARVEY C., JR.

Rank and organization: Captain (then Lt.), U.S. Marine Corps, Company
H, 2d Battalion, 9th Marines, 3d Marine Division (Rein)

Place and date: Ky Phu in Quang Tin Province. Republic of Vietnam, 18
December 1965

Entered service at: Cheshire, Connecticut

Born: 21 July 1940, Cheshire, Connecticut

Citation:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life
above and beyond the call of duty. When the company was suddenly
pinned down by a hail of extremely accurate enemy fire and was quickly
separated from the remainder of the battalion by over 500 meters of
open and fire-swept ground, and casualties mounted rapidly, Lt. Barnum
quickly made a hazardous reconnaissance of the area, seeking targets
for his artillery. Finding the rifle company commander mortally
wounded and the radio operator killed, he, with complete disregard for
his safety, gave aid to the dying commander, then removed the radio
from the dead operator and strapped it to himself. He immediately
assumed command of the rifle company, and moving at once into the
midst of the heavy fire, rallying and giving encouragement to all
units, reorganized them to replace the loss of key personnel and led
their attack on enemy positions from which deadly fire continued to
come. His sound and swift decisions and his obvious calm served to
stabilize the badly decimated units and his gallant example as he
stood exposed repeatedly to point out targets served as an inspiration
to all. Provided with 2 armed helicopters, he moved fearlessly through
enemy fire to control the air attack against the firmly entrenched
enemy while skillfully directing 1 platoon in a successful
counterattack on the key enemy positions. Having thus cleared a small
area, he requested and directed the landing of 2 transport helicopters
for the evacuation of the dead and wounded. He then assisted in the
mopping up and final seizure of the battalion's objective. His gallant
initiative and heroic conduct reflected great credit upon himself and
were in keeping with the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and
the U.S. Naval Service.

I kinda like Denny's. We have made Mockery
of Justice.

"Patrick t." wrote in message news:r76fmv8nlamt9e4288dfq43nn1fta5vol6@4ax.com...
>
> This is a follow up to a previous thread. The full story can be read
> at this url and is a very good story indeed IMHO.
> http://www.mishalov.com/Barnum.html
>
>
> Barnum: Once we reached Highway 1, Hotel Company was released from
> 2/7, which was going back to Chu Lai. Hotel Company and the rest of
> 2/9 were heading back north to Da Nang. We were boarding trucks on
> Highway 1 when we got sniped at from this village. An Ontos
> (multi-barreled 106mm recoilless rifle gun system) was with us, and I
> directed its fire at the sniper. We leveled three huts. Needless to
> say, the sniper fire ceased. Later on that night, a second lieutenant,
> who had only been in-country for three or four days, turned me in for
> using excessive force.
>
> His Citation Reads
>
>
> BARNUM, HARVEY C., JR.
>
> Rank and organization: Captain (then Lt.), U.S. Marine Corps, Company
> H, 2d Battalion, 9th Marines, 3d Marine Division (Rein)
>
> Place and date: Ky Phu in Quang Tin Province. Republic of Vietnam, 18
> December 1965
>
> Entered service at: Cheshire, Connecticut
>
> Born: 21 July 1940, Cheshire, Connecticut
>
> Citation:
>
> For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life
> above and beyond the call of duty. When the company was suddenly
> pinned down by a hail of extremely accurate enemy fire and was quickly
> separated from the remainder of the battalion by over 500 meters of
> open and fire-swept ground, and casualties mounted rapidly, Lt. Barnum
> quickly made a hazardous reconnaissance of the area, seeking targets
> for his artillery. Finding the rifle company commander mortally
> wounded and the radio operator killed, he, with complete disregard for
> his safety, gave aid to the dying commander, then removed the radio
> from the dead operator and strapped it to himself. He immediately
> assumed command of the rifle company, and moving at once into the
> midst of the heavy fire, rallying and giving encouragement to all
> units, reorganized them to replace the loss of key personnel and led
> their attack on enemy positions from which deadly fire continued to
> come. His sound and swift decisions and his obvious calm served to
> stabilize the badly decimated units and his gallant example as he
> stood exposed repeatedly to point out targets served as an inspiration
> to all. Provided with 2 armed helicopters, he moved fearlessly through
> enemy fire to control the air attack against the firmly entrenched
> enemy while skillfully directing 1 platoon in a successful
> counterattack on the key enemy positions. Having thus cleared a small
> area, he requested and directed the landing of 2 transport helicopters
> for the evacuation of the dead and wounded. He then assisted in the
> mopping up and final seizure of the battalion's objective. His gallant
> initiative and heroic conduct reflected great credit upon himself and
> were in keeping with the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and
> the U.S. Naval Service.
>
>
>

Don't miss my post "OT: Small World" in that other place.

You won't believe it.



In article , Patrick t.
wrote:

> This is a follow up to a previous thread. The full story can be read
> at this url and is a very good story indeed IMHO.
> http://www.mishalov.com/Barnum.html
>
>
> Barnum: Once we reached Highway 1, Hotel Company was released from
> 2/7, which was going back to Chu Lai. Hotel Company and the rest of
> 2/9 were heading back north to Da Nang. We were boarding trucks on
> Highway 1 when we got sniped at from this village. An Ontos
> (multi-barreled 106mm recoilless rifle gun system) was with us, and I
> directed its fire at the sniper. We leveled three huts. Needless to
> say, the sniper fire ceased. Later on that night, a second lieutenant,
> who had only been in-country for three or four days, turned me in for
> using excessive force.
>
> His Citation Reads
>
>
> BARNUM, HARVEY C., JR.
>
> Rank and organization: Captain (then Lt.), U.S. Marine Corps, Company
> H, 2d Battalion, 9th Marines, 3d Marine Division (Rein)
>
> Place and date: Ky Phu in Quang Tin Province. Republic of Vietnam, 18
> December 1965
>
> Entered service at: Cheshire, Connecticut
>
> Born: 21 July 1940, Cheshire, Connecticut
>
> Citation:
>
> For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life
> above and beyond the call of duty. When the company was suddenly
> pinned down by a hail of extremely accurate enemy fire and was quickly
> separated from the remainder of the battalion by over 500 meters of
> open and fire-swept ground, and casualties mounted rapidly, Lt. Barnum
> quickly made a hazardous reconnaissance of the area, seeking targets
> for his artillery. Finding the rifle company commander mortally
> wounded and the radio operator killed, he, with complete disregard for
> his safety, gave aid to the dying commander, then removed the radio
> from the dead operator and strapped it to himself. He immediately
> assumed command of the rifle company, and moving at once into the
> midst of the heavy fire, rallying and giving encouragement to all
> units, reorganized them to replace the loss of key personnel and led
> their attack on enemy positions from which deadly fire continued to
> come. His sound and swift decisions and his obvious calm served to
> stabilize the badly decimated units and his gallant example as he
> stood exposed repeatedly to point out targets served as an inspiration
> to all. Provided with 2 armed helicopters, he moved fearlessly through
> enemy fire to control the air attack against the firmly entrenched
> enemy while skillfully directing 1 platoon in a successful
> counterattack on the key enemy positions. Having thus cleared a small
> area, he requested and directed the landing of 2 transport helicopters
> for the evacuation of the dead and wounded. He then assisted in the
> mopping up and final seizure of the battalion's objective. His gallant
> initiative and heroic conduct reflected great credit upon himself and
> were in keeping with the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and
> the U.S. Naval Service.
>
>
>

On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 0227 GMT, "John‰]*
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wrote:

>
>Don't miss my post "OT: Small World" in that other place.
>
>You won't believe it.
>
Just read it two seconds before comming and checking out a.w.v. during
break of survivor.