WWII · Battle Death Record
Truman C. Kimbro
Technician Fourth Grade, U.S. Army · Texas
Medal of Honor
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Truman C. Kimbro
- Entered the Service From
- Texas
- Rank
- Technician Fourth Grade
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Unit / Regiment
- 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division
- War
- WWII
- Date of Death
- December 19, 1944
- Awards
- Medal of Honor
- Burial / Memorial
- Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Their story
Ordered to mine a crossroads under heavy fire near Rocherath, Belgium, he crawled forward alone after his squad was cut down and completed the task before he was killed. Awarded the Medal of Honor.
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