2 Oct 2021 Garand Picture of the Day - December 1, 1944 DSC Award

[Mark in Rochester]

PVT. Dale B Rex. Receives the Distinguished Service Cross from Major-General Leroy Irwin. PVT. Rex is credited with killing more than 300 Germans during the fight on the Loselle Bridgehead in France. Metz, France.



"Like all great heroes, he was more concerned about others than himself," Law said. "As the medic was treating his fatal wound, Dale chided him, insisting there were others in greater need of the attention. That is what made him so great. The amazing thing is that there are still soldiers and everyday heroes like Dale out there. His story has been well documented, but so many stories are lost before they are recorded."




BIRTH 4 Feb 1922
Randolph, Rich County, Utah, USA
DEATH 18 Dec 1944 (aged 22)
Germany
BURIAL
Randolph City Cemetery
Randolph, Rich County, Utah, USA

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