Date of birth:

(Harrisburg, Pa - USA)

Nationality:

American (1776 - present, Republic)

John H. Line, GM2c, USNR, Harrisburg, Pa.: As a member of a naval demolition unit during the invasion of Normandy, he landed on the beach at H-hour-plus-3-minutes and assisted in blowing a 50-yard gap in the obstacles on the beach. Although half of the crew were killed before the mission was completed, he carried on in the face of heavy gunfire. Later, he directed incoming craft through the gap and exposed, himself on numerous occasions while administering to and removing wounded personnel to places of safety.

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• - Recipients of The Navy Cross, 1916 - Present, by C. Douglas Sterner