Photo of Medal of Honor Recipient Ronald Rosser

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Ronald Eugene Rosser

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U.S. Army
Medal Of Honor, Korea

Photo Courtesy of HomeOfHeroes.com

Corporal Rosser's Regiment was stopped in their advance by fierce automatic-weapons, small-arms, artillery, and mortar fire. Corporal Rosser, a forward observer, turned his radio over to his assistant and, disregarding the enemy fire, charged the enemy positions armed with only carbine and a grenade. He silenced the first bunker with a burst from his weapon. Gaining the top of the hill, he killed two enemy soldiers, and then went down the trench, killing five more. He hurled his grenade into a bunker and shot two other soldiers as they emerged. Having exhausted his ammunition, he returned through the enemy fire to obtain more ammunition and grenades and charged the hill once more. Calling on others to follow, he assaulted two more enemy bunkers. Although those who attempted to join him became casualties, Corporal Rosser once again exhausted his ammunition obtained a new supply, and returning to the hilltop a third time hurled grenades into the enemy positions. During this heroic action Corporal Rosser single-handedly killed at least thirteen of the enemy. After exhausting his ammunition he accompanied the withdrawing platoon, and though himself wounded, made several trips across open terrain still under enemy fire to help remove other men injured more seriously than himself.

The oldest of seventeen children, Ron Rosser joined the Army (for a second time) and volunteered for service in Korea after his brother had been killed in action in the early days of that war. Shortly after the funeral Ron told his parents, "I'm going to get even with the Commies for what they did to Dick. I'm going back in the army and going to Korea. I'm going to kill as many of them as I can." Eleven months after Richard Rosser was killed in action, Ron earned the Medal of Honor.

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