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Leading his platoon in point position during a patrol through a wooded and snow-covered area in the vicinity of Hansan-ni, First Lieutenant Mitchell acted immediately when the enemy opened fire at pointblank range, pinning down his forward elements and inflicting numerous casualties. Boldly dashing to the front under blistering fire he seized an automatic rifle from one of the wounded men and turned it on the attackers and, when his ammunition was gone, picked up and hurled grenades while at the same time directing and encouraging his men in driving the outnumbering enemy from his position. When the enemy furiously counterattacked to the front and left flank, Lieutenant Mitchell, despite wounds sustained early in the action, reorganized his platoon under the devastating fire, and spearheaded a fierce hand-to-hand struggle to repulse the onslaught. He personally led a party of volunteer litter bearers through the hostile lines in growing darkness and, although suffering intense pain from multiple wounds, stormed ahead and waged a single-handed battle against the enemy, successfully covering the withdrawal of his men before he was fatally struck down by a burst of small-arms fire.
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