*KIMBRO, TRUMAN
Rank and organization: Technician Fourth
Grade, U.S. Army, Company C, 2d Engineer Combat Battalion, 2d Infantry Division. Place
and date: Near Rocherath, Belgium, 19 December 1944. Entered service at:
Houston, Tex. Birth: Madisonville, Tex. G.O. No: 42, 24 May 1945.
Citation:
On 19 December 1944, as scout, he led a squad assigned to the mission of mining a vital
crossroads near Rocherath, Belgium. At the first attempt to reach the objective, he
discovered it was occupied by an enemy tank and at least 20 infantrymen. Driven back by
withering fire, Technician 4th Grade Kimbro made 2 more attempts to lead his squad to the
crossroads but all approaches were covered by intense enemy fire. Although warned by our
own infantrymen of the great danger involved, he left his squad in a protected place and,
laden with mines, crawled alone toward the crossroads. When nearing his objective he was
severely wounded, but he continued to drag himself forward and laid his mines across the
road. As he tried to crawl from the objective his body was riddled with rifle and
machinegun fire. The mines laid by his act of indomitable courage delayed the advance of
enemy armor and prevented the rear of our withdrawing columns from being attacked by the
enemy.
