Sixty-seven years ago today...

2d Lt. Murphy commanded Company B, which was attacked by 6 tanks and waves of infantry. 2d Lt. Murphy ordered his men to withdraw to prepared positions in a woods, while he remained forward at his command post and continued to give fire directions to the artillery by telephone. Behind him, to his right, 1 of our tank destroyers received a direct hit and began to burn,... [more]

Borepatch has a post on an equally impressive fellow from the World War II generation.

H/T to GrEaT sAtAn'S gIrLfRiEnD and Theo.