MSG Nicholas Oresko, Oldest Living MOH Recipient Passed Away

[joshroz2 4]

MSG Oresko Passed away friday evening in Englewood hospital at the age of 96.

 

http://minx.cc/?post=343936

 

[joshroz2 4]

The funeral is scheduled for thursday at bergen county community college.

[JimmyAGR 54]

God Bless soldier! RIP!

[Brownie^HP 6]

Wonderful story, RIP sir!

[Spartiati 63]

Gave me goose bumps. RIP.

[bhunted 887]

Man that sux! RIP Nick...

 

 

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[njpilot 671]

RIP Master Sergeant.

[iRescue 0]

I had the opportunity to meet this man. People like him are few and far between now a days.

 

Here's his MOH citation:

 

" Rank and organization: Master Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company C, 302d Infantry, 94th Infantry Division

Place and date: Near Tettington, Germany, 23 January 1945

Entered service at: Bayonne, N.J.

G.O. No.: 95, 30 October 1945

 

Citation: M/Sgt. Oresko was a platoon leader with Company C, in an attack against strong enemy positions. Deadly automatic fire from the flanks pinned down his unit. Realizing that a machinegun in a nearby bunker must be eliminated, he swiftly worked ahead alone, braving bullets which struck about him, until close enough to throw a grenade into the German position. He rushed the bunker and, with pointblank rifle fire, killed all the hostile occupants who survived the grenade blast. Another machinegun opened up on him, knocking him down and seriously wounding him in the hip. Refusing to withdraw from the battle, he placed himself at the head of his platoon to continue the assault. As withering machinegun and rifle fire swept the area, he struck out alone in advance of his men to a second bunker. With a grenade, he crippled the dug-in machinegun defending this position and then wiped out the troops manning it with his rifle, completing his second self-imposed, 1-man attack. Although weak from loss of blood, he refused to be evacuated until assured the mission was successfully accomplished. Through quick thinking, indomitable courage, and unswerving devotion to the attack in the face of bitter resistance and while wounded, M /Sgt. Oresko killed 12 Germans, prevented a delay in the assault, and made it possible for Company C to obtain its objective with minimum casualties."

 

 

God bless and thanks for your service sir.

[joshroz2 4]

The funeral is open to the public. If anyone wants to go on thursday PM me for the exact time and place.