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  • Franklin E. Sigler
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  • Private First Class Franklin Earl Sigler (November 6, 1924 — January 20, 1995) was an American who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Iwo Jima campaign — a one-man assault on a Japanese gun position which had been holding up the advance of his company for several days, and for annihilating the enemy gun crew with hand grenades. Although painfully wounded during his attack, he directed the fire of his squad and personally carried three of his buddies who were wounded to safety behind the lines.
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  • 2
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Number
  • 0
colwidth
  • 30
serviceyears
  • 1943
Birth Date
  • 1924-11-06
Branch
Name
  • Franklin Earl Sigler
Type
  • award-star
  • service-star
Caption
  • Franklin E. Sigler, Medal of Honor recipient
Width
  • 106
Ribbon
  • Medal of Honor ribbon.svg
  • Purple Heart BAR.svg
  • American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg
  • Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon.svg
  • World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg
  • Marine Corps Good Conduct ribbon.svg
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  • Place of burial
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  • n
Birth Place
  • Montclair or Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Awards
death date
  • 1995-01-20
Rank
Allegiance
  • United States
Battles
Alt
  • A light blue ribbon with five white five pointed stars
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abstract
  • Private First Class Franklin Earl Sigler (November 6, 1924 — January 20, 1995) was an American who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Iwo Jima campaign — a one-man assault on a Japanese gun position which had been holding up the advance of his company for several days, and for annihilating the enemy gun crew with hand grenades. Although painfully wounded during his attack, he directed the fire of his squad and personally carried three of his buddies who were wounded to safety behind the lines. The nation's highest military decoration was presented to PFC Sigler during ceremonies at the White House. U.S. President Harry S. Truman awarded the medal to him on October 5, 1945.