The President of the United States
in the name of The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
*BAUGH, WILLIAM B.
Rank and organization: Private First
Class, U.S. Marine Corps, Company G, 3d Battalion, 1st Marine, 1st Marine Division
(Rein.). Place and date: Along road from Koto-ri to Hagaru-ri, Korea, 29 November
1950. Entered service at: Harrison, Ohio. Born: 7 July 1930, McKinney,
Ky.
Citation:
For conspicuous gallantry and
intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a
member of an antitank assault squad attached to Company G, during a nighttime enemy attack
against a motorized column. Acting instantly when a hostile handgrenade landed in his
truck as he and his squad prepared to alight and assist in the repulse of an enemy force
delivering intense automatic-weapons and grenade fire from deeply entrenched and
well-concealed roadside positions, Pfc. Baugh quickly shouted a warning to the other men
in the vehicle and, unmindful of his personal safety, hurled himself upon the deadly
missile, thereby saving his comrades from serious injury or possible death. Sustaining
severe wounds from which he died a short time afterward, Pfc. Baugh, by his superb courage
and valiant spirit of self-sacrifice, upheld the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval
Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
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