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Broncho, McManus "Blacky"

Date of birth:
June 23rd, 1923 (Fort Hall/Idaho, United States)
Date of death:
November 20th, 2007 (United States)
Buried on:
Cedars Cemetery (Native American Cemetery)
Service number:
39908013
Nationality:
American

Biography

Returned in the USA early December 1945 on the S.S. Levi Woobury.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private 1st Class
Unit:
318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division "Blue Ridge", U.S. Army
Received for his role as medic in the 80th infantry division during the Battle of the Bulge.
In Bastogne with a rifle company of the 318th infantry regiment who was to relieve the beleaguered 101st Airborne Broncho spotted a seriously wounded squad leader. Crawling 100 yards to the wounded man in direct sight of the enemy, Broncho gave him first aid and dragged him to safety. Returning, he found another wounded GI whom he treated even though his fingers were so numb in the sub-zero weather that he could hardly control them. His actions saved the lives of the two comrades.
Bronze Star  Medal (BSM)

Sources

  • Photo 1: (Public Domain)
  • - Idaho State Journal
    - The Code Talkers and Warriors
    - U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
    - National Archives
    - The Idaho Statesman, 03 December 1945

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