Medal of Honor Recipient David Bleak Dies
03-28-2006, 07:48 PM
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Medal of Honor Recipient David Bleak Dies David Bleak, a Korean War medic who received the Medal of Honor for rescuing a comrade amid hand-to-hand combat in 1952, has died. He was 74.
Bleak was a 20-year-old sergeant in the medical company of the 223d Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division, when he volunteered to go with a reconnaissance patrol, U.S. Army records say.
The Army's description of his actions on June 14, 1952, said Bleak killed two of the enemy with his bare hands and a third with his trench knife, and then shielded a comrade from the impact of a grenade that had fallen near the man's helmet.
Though he was wounded in the leg, Bleak began to carry the injured soldier, the medal citation said. Attacked by two enemy soldiers with bayonets, "he grabbed them and smacked their heads together, then carried his helpless comrade down the hill to safety."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060329/..._us/obit_bleak
Man had some *****
Bleak was a 20-year-old sergeant in the medical company of the 223d Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division, when he volunteered to go with a reconnaissance patrol, U.S. Army records say.
The Army's description of his actions on June 14, 1952, said Bleak killed two of the enemy with his bare hands and a third with his trench knife, and then shielded a comrade from the impact of a grenade that had fallen near the man's helmet.
Though he was wounded in the leg, Bleak began to carry the injured soldier, the medal citation said. Attacked by two enemy soldiers with bayonets, "he grabbed them and smacked their heads together, then carried his helpless comrade down the hill to safety."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060329/..._us/obit_bleak
Man had some *****
03-29-2006, 12:32 AM
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A Guard magazine I recieve had that as a 'comic' and I glanced over it amused by it being a little farfetched ... and then I saw at the bottom in print the account, realized it was true. Totally shocked and felt bad. I had never heard of him before that and was amazed.
03-29-2006, 04:22 AM
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that was a true soldier there... speakin of that i need to find out what my grandfather got the bronze star for in WW2 he was in italy, france, Germany and Austria he got the full tour while he was there also got a purple heart... lost part of one his lungs so it wasnt a nick he got hit pretty bad as far as i understood... went and saw him over spring break and he actually talked about it... im going on 22 years old and that was the first time he has said anything about it... kinda makes you wonder what they witnessed that could do that to a person not talk to anyone about it for more than 50 years.... asked my grandma and he has not ever talked about it with her either
