THE HEROIC STORY OF OUR LOST HERO "THE U.S.MARINE CORPS PRIVATE ROBERT MILLER MCTUREOUS....

 


On June 4, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa, elements of the 6th Marine Division launched an amphibious assault on the Oroku Peninsula.

On June 7, 1945, U.S. Marine Corps Private Robert Miller McTureous, Jr. of Altoona, Florida, took part in the capture of an important hill on the Oroku Peninsula. The company suffered several casualties, and enemy fire remained so heavy that the wounded could not be evacuated.

 McTureous filled his pockets and jacket with grenades, charged up the hill into the enemy position, and succeeded in silencing the Japanese. He was badly wounded after passing one cave but did not call for aid as to prevent other men from being hit while attempting to rescue him. 


McTureous, along with the wounded, was evacuated to a hospital ship, the USS Relief, and given large quantities of blood in an attempt to save his life. He died at sea on June 11th, 1945.


He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on June 7, 1945.

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