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Sergeant Jecelin's company was ordered to secure a prominent ridge from a well-entrenched enemy. Unable to capture the objective in the first attempt, a frontal and flanking assault was launched. Jecelin led his platoon through heavy enemy fire in a direct frontal attack on the ridge in order to draw fire away from the flanks. The unit advanced to the base of the cliff before hostile fire stopped the attack. Realizing that an assault was the only solution, Sergeant Jecelin rose from his position firing his rifle and throwing grenades as he called on his men to follow him. Despite the intense enemy fire this attack carried to the crest of the ridge where the men were forced to take cover. Again he rallied his men and stormed the enemy strongpoint. With fixed bayonets they charged into the face of antitank fire and engaged the enemy in hand-to-hand combat. After clubbing and slashing this force into submission the platoon was forced to take cover from direct frontal fire of a self-propelled gun, but then renewed his attack. When an enemy soldier threw a grenade at the remaining members of the platoon Sergeant Jecelin lunged and covered the grenade with his body, absorbing the full force of the explosion to save those around him. |
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